Healey keeps bond markets onside in first UK budget
Delivering Burnham-led administration’s first budget, chancellor hiked taxes on banks to pay for energy bill cuts
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Andy Burnham’s call for debate on free movement with EU draws mixed Labour response
Senior cabinet ministers are keen for the UK to form closer relationship with the EU
Andy Burnham calls for ‘honest discussion’ on freedom of movement between UK and EU
British PM says he wants to consider options including return to full EU membership or joining single market
What the British budget tells us about Irish politics
The traditional dividing lines have returned to Westminster. In Ireland, things look rather different
Andy Burnham making TikToks about parking tickets seems to be missing the point
Why does politics feel more parochial than ever at a time when global affairs are king?
John Swinney versus Andy Burnham: the intriguing new rivalry in British politics
Scottish National Party holds its shindig in Aberdeen, while UK prime minister attempts spoiler visit to Motherwell
Andy Burnham urges Scotland to ‘stop wasting time on independence drama’
UK prime minister chooses day of Scottish National Party’s annual conference to give speech in Motherwell on devolution
McEntee to raise Sally Rooney book sales withdrawal with UK foreign secretary
Minister for Foreign Affairs ‘shocked’ publisher can no long sell works because of author’s support for Palestine Action group
Russell Brand ‘a ruthless, calculated and manipulative’ sexual predator, UK prosecutors say
Actor faces rape and sexual assault allegations, which he denies
‘I ain’t nicked nothing ... yet’: British retailers at a loss over shoplifting epidemic
From the infamous ‘Hamster’ of Greggs to my local Sainsburys, Britain has seen a surge of low-level thefts
Labour holds on to Starmer’s seat as Polanski and Greens lose sheen
Greens have been on the slide in polls since Polanski became the target of intense media scrutiny
Labour retains Keir Starmer’s seat in London byelection
Sagal Abdi-Wali defeats Green Party’s Zack Polanski
Andy Burnham’s first ballot box test: Labour take on Zack Polanski for Starmer’s old seat
Holborn and St Pancras byelection will offer the first indication of whether Labour can retain disillusioned progressive voters under its new leader
State subsidies, no VAT and lower costs: how Irish private schools are attracting UK students
The Irish State continues to subsidise 50 private secondary schools by a total of more than €140 million a year
Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash
Case backlog awaiting trial by jury in Crown Courts in England and Wales was nearly 81,000 in June
‘If you don’t like it, don’t come’: proud locals bristle at Blackpool’s dark tourism reputation
It has always been a hotspot for fun, sticks of rock and rollercoasters, but now it also has a surfeit of addicts and deprivation
Andy Burnham has a mission. Now he needs a mandate to deliver it
Popular prime minister might be tempted to call an early election, but keeping out Reform UK means tactical voting
Increasing irrelevance of betting shops a growing problem for racing’s finances
Boss of one bookmaker has even predicted there will be no High Street betting shops by 2030
Pressing the Brexit ‘I told you so’ button is tempting for Ireland, but we should hold fire
In Ireland’s interests to work with Andy Burnham as obligingly as possible on the Europe question
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election
Burnham says ‘all options’ on the table including rejoining customs union, single market or full membership
Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
‘We thought this was over’: Drumcree’s return confuses Labour’s faithful in Liverpool
Party members in the most Irish city in Britain ponder the reopening of the wounds of a divided past
UK prime minister Andy Burnham rises to his big moment with emotional conference speech
Labour Party leader opens the door to potential EU return for Britain
‘Hope again’: Labour members rejoice but tough tests await
New leader Andy Burnham has energised supporters, yet economic pressures will quickly test the new administration
Burnham struggles to shake off early election rumours but poll now would be risky
Some speculate British prime minister could warm to idea of winning mandate at a time when rivals are weakened
It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules
Shard Place’s policies, including those on guests and delivery riders, have frustrated many renters
Annoyance was written all over Nigel Farage’s face at Reform UK annual conference
Donations scandal overshadows Birmingham gathering, raising fresh questions about party’s suitability for government
Keir Starmer to stand down as MP
Greens will target former prime minister’s seat in central London byelection
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
Prof Jason Arday had been victim of ‘public execution’, vigil hears
Thousands gather to remember former Cambridge academic and criticise ‘racist witch hunt’ preceding his death
Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
Relations between UK and Israel have become increasingly strained since Andy Burnham took over as prime minister
Farage and Reform UK damaged by Labour upheaval
Reform UK leader is once again occupying the role of underdog in the race for victory in the next UK general election
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