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How long can this inflation story last for Burnham?
Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show inflation fell to 2.6 per cent in June…
The problem with Andy Burnham’s casual dress code
When I started secondary school in 1994, we were supplied with a copy of the rules for our uniform, haircuts…
Andy Burnham’s savings drive is doomed to failure
A pledge to end rough sleeping. A minor reduction to the VAT rate on electricity, and now a £2 cap…
Macron won’t stop at a social media ban for children
France has become the first EU country to ban social media access for under 15s. The National Assembly passed a…
Louise Haigh will always remain a ‘convicted fraudster’
Louise Haigh is back in government. The former transport secretary resigned in November 2024 following news reports that she had…
Anas Sarwar’s peerage is hardly a surprise
To the surprise of very few in Scottish politics, bar apparently himself, Anas Sarwar is stepping down as leader of…
Has Miatta Fahnbulleh learned her lesson on net zero?
Many were the voices arguing that Ed Miliband would be a disaster if appointed Chancellor, frightening markets and sending Britain…
Is Zelensky more focused on his survival than Ukraine’s victory?
On the face of it, Volodymyr Zelensky’s firing last week of his popular 35-year-old Defence Minister Mikhailo Fyodorov was an…
Does Burnham really know how to change Britain?
Andy Burnham told his Cabinet this morning that they need to give people a ‘sense that help is coming’. He…
Colombia’s transition is being brokered on the Potomac
It is another sweltering afternoon in Washington, and the room at the Atlantic Council is filling with businessmen and diplomats…
Spain has reinvented soccer
There is something intimidating about sporting royalty in the stands. At many great clubs, retired legends seem almost gargoyle-like, perched…
Jordan Bardella to headline Reform conference
Nigel Farage has always been keen to emphasise his status as a global figure. Whether it is his friendships with…
Yvette Cooper carries a lot of baggage as Health Secretary
Yvette Cooper, who has been an MP since 1997, is by far the most experienced health secretary we’ve had in…
Meet the new Education Secretary: she’s almost as bad as the last one
Andy Burnham may have booted the Starmerites out of the cabinet, but at the Department for Education, it’s a case…
I love the BBC, but hated its advert
There were many things to be annoyed about in the World Cup final: Argentinian shithousery; their usual grace in defeat;…
Would a social care levy work?
We keep hearing that Andy Burnham’s government will be the most left-wing since the 1970s, when the namesake of the…
Ed Miliband can’t ignore the threat from China forever
Does Andy Burnham have a plan? The new Prime Minister may have announced his intention to unveil a ten-year programme…
Civil service no-shows threaten Burnham’s northern vision
Andy Burnham has made moving civil servants oop North a key plank of his promise to revive prosperity across the…
Wes Streeting has much to prove as Defence Secretary
Reshuffles vary in significance. When John Healey was spotted in Downing Street yesterday, there was an obvious question: was Andy…
Who believes the latest version of the Nord Stream saga?
If you want to start a myth, make it a good one. Look at Odysseus. Imagine if the old liar…
It’s a disgrace that Ed Miliband is Foreign Secretary
In my four decades in and around Westminster, I have met plenty of wrong ’uns and seen lots of scandals…
Kevin Keegan was a footballing superstar
Kevin Keegan, whose death at the age of 75 was announced yesterday, was more than a very fine footballer and…
John Healey’s nightmare first day as Chancellor
John Healey has been hit with a triple whammy on his first full day as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The…
Andy Burnham seems comically out of touch
It can be hard sometimes to understand the progressive mind. The new Prime Minister’s first speech yesterday was intended to…
Live: Andy Burnham appoints his full cabinet
Andy Burnham has appointed John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Shabana Mahmood remains as Home Secretary while Ed Miliband…
