Tag: Labour

‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count

Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for…

Only slim chance target of building 1.5m homes in England will be met, minister says

Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is…

Reform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner suggests

Minister points to legislation’s retrospective effect, but Reform says it is confident…

Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’

The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap…

Burnham says Britain will ‘continue to act in support of our values’ after UK launches sanctions on Israel – UK politics live

Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, earlier claimed that the UK was ‘systemically…

Burnham talks of radical change, but Treasury mood music says otherwise

Bond market volatility means John Healey will have to take tough decisions,…

‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?

MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to…

Tax promises, defence targets and Iran: Andy Burnham’s budget headaches

As economic circumstances worsen, the PM’s commitments have left him and the…

Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be…

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…