Dealing with disagreement
Mother of the House and veteran firebrand Diane Abbott has caused controversy once again by saying the threat…
Andy Burnham
‘Labour must set our own terms on defence – not have them written for us’
If you wanted to find out what Labour thinks about defence, you could learn more from the pages…
‘The final Timms report is Labour’s chance to get PIP reform right’
Andy Burnham has more than a couple of knotty issues in his in-tray and another one will soon…
‘Reindustrialisation is fiscal discipline in action’
The bond markets are sending us a warning. We should listen to it. But we also need to…
‘Labour must be ambitious enough to restore what we’ve lost’
What would a more ambitious approach to nature recovery look like? Well, in some parts of Britain, it…
‘Build more homes, cap rents: Burnham’s housing test’
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has two years to make a real change in people’s lives, and his first…
Reform scandals show why Britain must act on secret political funding
Just as the turquoise Tories gather in Birmingham for their annual conference, Nigel Farage and Reform UK have…
‘Our money, our voice: devolving Britain’s pension power’
Andy Burnham has promised to rewire Britain by pushing power outwards from Whitehall to places and people across…
Good growth in every postcode 4th September 2026
Andy Burnham’s pledge to the country is “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart”. What…
The King of the Despatch Box
The cheers that greeted the PM two days in a row were deafening. As Andy Burnham made his…
