Wes Streeting Defends Budget Amid Defence Spending Criticism
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has defended government spending plans after critics accused ministers of delaying key decisions on military funding.
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IPPR Report Urges UK to Rejoin EU to Tackle Crises
Britain cannot effectively address geopolitical crises without rejoining the EU, according to a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which urges the UK to…
Andy Burnham Pledges Electoral Reform Manifesto For Next Election
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced on September 29, 2026, that Labour will fight the next general election on a manifesto pledge to change the UK voting system, proposing a new…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham Announces State Pension Triple Lock Overhaul by 2030
Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveiled a sweeping pensions overhaul at the Labour Party conference, pledging to scrap the state pension triple lock by 2030.
Andy Burnham to End Pensions Triple Lock to Fund National Care Service
In an emotional address at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Prime Minister Andy Burnham laid out an ambitious platform intended to break the mould of the past four decades…
New Zealand Parties Launch Election Campaigns in Auckland
New Zealand’s major political parties officially kicked off their election campaigns in Auckland on Sunday, launching competing rallies that highlighted starkly different…
National Party attack ad uses crime footage from its own term in office
The National Party launched a campaign attack video against Labour featuring multiple violent crime clips from incidents that occurred after the coalition government took office…
Burnham Faces Parliament Amid Economic Scrutiny
Andy Burnham faces his first parliamentary session as UK prime minister amid intense scrutiny from opposition parties and internal Labour tensions, with key challenges including…
Labour Unveils 2026 Election Slogan ‘Better Starts Now
Labour unveiled its 2026 election slogan Better Starts Now in Christchurch, positioning itself as the alternative to what leader Chris Hipkins called three more years of cuts…
Nigel Farage returns to Parliament but faces probe over £5m donation
The victory returned the Reform UK leader to Parliament, but an automatic parliamentary probe into his undeclared £5 million donation resumed just hours later. The Reform … Read more
Andy Burnham sees modest polling bounce but inherits record-low support
Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham has seen a modest polling increase following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer, though he inherits the weakest electoral standing of … Read more
Bev Craig Elected Greater Manchester Mayor
Labour’s Bev Craig was elected mayor of Greater Manchester on July 31, 2026, succeeding Andy Burnham after he resigned to become the UK prime minister. Craig … Read more