Burnham invites Tories and Lib Dems to social care talks
In a speech, the PM is expected to say finding common ground across party lines will be key to fixing social care.
PoliticsPolanski says guillotine re-post was mistake but refuses to apologise
The Green leader re-posted a photo of a man wearing a guillotine t-shirt and the name Nigel.
PoliticsUK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts
Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’ Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the next autumn budget” if the Iran war keeps oil prices and inflation high. The…
PoliticsBurnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social care
Prime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix decades-old funding crisis Andy Burnham has promised “problem-solving, not point-scoring” before a speech on social care in which he will set out his strategy for resolving one of the most…
PoliticsDemocrats are focused on affordability. Some say they should focus on democracy too
Democratic candidates have focused on affordability. But some party leaders say they also need to talk about democracy, especially if President Trump continues making unfounded claims about election fraud.
PoliticsIn a day of tributes, Lindsey Graham is remembered as a tireless Washington mainstay
Lawmakers, foreign leaders and President Trump gathered Tuesday for the first of two days of funeral services for the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
PoliticsUK politics: Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – as it happened
Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’ Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel It is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary,…
PoliticsSchools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14 in England, Burnham says
The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
PoliticsTory MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him in Channel
Chris Philp says shots were ‘deliberate intimidation’ while he filmed interview on small boats crisis but France says it was training exercise When Chris Philp heard a volley of shots on the high seas and spun round to see a French gunship, he believed he was the victim of naval…
PoliticsBurnham bounce: Labour overtakes Reform in polls – The Latest
Labour has overtaken Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes two weeks into Andy Burnham’s tenure in No 10, during which he has made major announcements on the cost of living and localised education to reduce…