UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisis Business live –…
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Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029…
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‘We fear lessons will not be learned’: Chloe Moffat’s parents on their fight to hold Treasury to account
Couple considering suing for wrongful death after coroner found disciplinary process materially contributed to suicide…
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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of…
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The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s buses: a blueprint for governing Britain | Editorial
The prime minister is right to think that taking Manchester’s model national could widen opportunity, clean the air and…
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Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – as it happened
This blog is now closed. See all our UK politics coverage here After Emily Thornberry’s call for the government to ban…
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‘We’re not remotely prepared’: Labour MPs fear party has gone soft on climate crisis
Polls suggest growing scepticism around net zero, with politicians uncertain how to proceed UK politics live – latest…
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Burnham to dispatch 100 Whitehall officials to help regional mayors
Civil service scheme announced after PM convened local leaders to ‘situation room’ meeting from No 10 North UK politics…
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Nigel Farage called us ‘nobodies’ in the Clacton byelection. He seems to treat the town in much the same way | Attieh Fard
I had few resources as a candidate, but the contest allowed me to speak to local people about their lives and their MP.…
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We would like to speak to people who have been homeless in England about what helped them off the streets
Was it a government initiative or help from a charity? Or perhaps the support of friends and/or family? Andy Burnham…
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I put myself in the prime minister’s shoes – and learned some uncomfortable lessons | Zoe Williams
On the political survival game everyone in Westminster’s playing, I discovered an unnerving reflection of our country’s…
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Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
Government confirms plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification in England as students face retaking maths or English after…
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Reform UK hates ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees – apprenticeships in dodgy crypto, anyone?
Dicky Tice recalls digging trenches with a JCB as a young man, omitting to say the firm he went on to run was founded…
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‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast
Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says…
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Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams
Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith A former…
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Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray
Former chief of staff tells of fears her conversations were being recorded and leaked to media by colleagues Keir…
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Drill Andy drill? Burnham’s North Sea dilemma – podcast
Helena Horton on why the government may decide to allow more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea The government is…
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Can Andy Burnham rewire the ‘Treasury brain’ to boost growth?
PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policy Andy…
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Farage’s futile election gamble: inside the 21 August Guardian Weekly
Political stunt brings Reform UK leader full circle. Plus: Russia’s scramble for soldiers • Get the Guardian Weekly…
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Tice should apologise to firefighters for ‘enjoy it’ remark on extreme heat, says Labour
Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacks…
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Will Andy Burnham get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas? – The Latest
The prime minister has announced a £442m plan to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It solidifies…
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Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers
More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rules More…
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Burnham launches ‘national drive’ to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
Prime minister urges local leaders to act as homelessness campaigners welcome move but say more needs to be done I…
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Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM
MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding…
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Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened
The prime minister says the ‘absolutely massive’ move would protect thousands of jobs Moscow has threatened the UK with…
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Things get even more tricky for Dicky Tice, the Reform deputy with lots of cash but zero self-awareness
Telling the country to enjoy the heat while it burns, you have to wonder if Tice has lost all sense of reality These…
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Burnham is choosing jobs over climate security. That’s a big risk | Gaby Hinsliff
The PM’s net zero pragmatism may please some voters, but as parts of the country go up in flames, it’s an increasingly…
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My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many…
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Nothing less than radical whole-system change is required to fix the NHS's maternity services | Julia Sanders
It’s vital that Yvette Cooper’s taskforce acts on the Amos and Ockenden reports – and puts the needs of women and…
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Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer…
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‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring voters back in Labour heartlands?
With questions over Farage’s finances and a new face in No 10, could Barnsley council be a bellwether for changing…
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Post-Brexit rights for British citizens are being undermined in Sweden
Apparent high level of removal orders suggests Sweden is rejecting ‘reasonable grounds’ for failing to apply to stay…
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No 10’s ads for a TikTok team show why social media is a smart career move
The Guardian’s deputy editor of social platforms on the demand from high-profile people and brands for help in…
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‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’
New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence…
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