22+ hour, 16+ min ago   (226+ words) Donald Trump described Andy Burnham as “a very nice guy” as he continued his visit to Ireland on Sunday. Asked what he thought the Prime Minister made of his comments in support of a united Ireland, the US president said…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (780+ words) National security “can’t come at the expense of social security”, the Prime Minister has insisted, as he criticised Tory plans to fund defence. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch used Andy Burnham’s second Prime Minister’s Questions to question whether the Government would…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Politicians have condemned anti-illegal migrant protests which blocked the Port of Dover on Saturday. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised the demonstrations in which hundreds of masked, black-clad men blocked road access to the Kent port....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (413+ words) Traffic ground to a halt outside Parliament during Andy Burnham’s first PMQs in post as Just Stop Oil staged a protest. Around 30 protesters sat or lay in the road by Parliament Square, Westminster, in central London on Wednesday afternoon to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) Drafting the next Scottish budget will be “extremely challenging” amid tight fiscal conditions, the Deputy First Minister has said. Jenny Gilruth said she will not shy away from the challenge of balancing the Scottish Government’s books. She will be speaking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) The King, the Queen, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are to visit the Bayeux Tapestry together on Wednesday. In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, the monarch, Camilla, Mr Macron and Mr Burnham will walk…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (529+ words) Andy Burnham is to face his first Prime Minister’s Questions, and an early test of his authority over Labour backbenchers, after setting out his plans for Government. The Prime Minister made his debut at the Commons despatch box on Tuesday,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (565+ words) Kemi Badenoch has appointed Alex Burghart as deputy leader of the Conservative Party as part of a reshuffle of her top team that saw Sir Mel Stride sacked as shadow chancellor. The Conservative leader carried out most of the shake-up…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (346+ words) Pc Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Mr Burnham said “hundreds” of people will remain in prison as part of changes…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1220+ words) The UK has offered £5 million to help the Nepalese government amid a “very distressing and devastating situation” following the country’s flash floods, the Prime Minister has said. More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and feared dead…...