The BBC's Henry Zeffman and Nick Eardley on the mood in government as speculation grows about the prime minister's departure. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe BBC's Henry Zeffman and...

The reasons for Labour to switch leader are compelling. Andy Burnham looks like a winner. He has shown he can beat Reform, who until this moment have seemed a deadly threat to Labour. He is popular in the country, compared to most politicians at least. There are...

The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe BBC has been told that the transport...

Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnDiscussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after...

The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with...

The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and...

The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held...

Granted the Makerfield parliamentary seat has elected Labour MPs for yonks, but just a matter of weeks ago, at the local elections, Reform UK were dominant in this collection of towns broadly to the south of Wigan – places like Abram, Hindley, Orrell and Winstanley....

Even at the best of times, support for the party of government nearly always falls in by-elections. Yet, in yesterday's ballot, Burnham not only retained every bit of the 45% share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024, but actually pushed his party's share up by...

Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader."Everyone knows that politics isn't working," he says in his acceptance speech. "Tonight could, just could, be the turning point".Burnham...

"And the reason for that is that if you reduce the size of the markets that we trade with, so we reduce our export markets, then that does tend to have a negative impact on growth," he said, adding that productivity and the size of the market were also affected....

However, the committee has lowered its overall inflation expectations since its last meeting in April, with an expectation that the rate will hit 3.25% in the final three months of the year. This is below even its most benign scenario outlined by the Bank earlier in...