The next Budget will inevitably contain difficult fiscal choices. But before any measure is announced, ministers should be ...

Iranian leaders face a renewed call from London to "fully reopen" the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, after the breakdown of a ceasefire in the Middle East. Making a statement in the House of Commons, ...

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised to victims of historical forced adoption in England. An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1 ...

Andy Burnham says if he becomes PM, he will deliver "good growth in every British postcode" and offer "new opportunities to ...

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Andy Burnham will set out a 10-year plan to transform the economy as he prepares to enter Downing Street. In a sign he intends to fight at least two elections as prime minister, M ...

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