How can Starmer’s cabinet look each other in the eye?

The Andy Burnham era of politics is fast approaching – and the prime minister-in-waiting has finally set out some of his priorities for government.As Labour leadership nominations open – with his last...

9 Juli 20min

Nigel Farage has triggered a political earthquake by quitting as an MP – but is he trying to get ahead of an inevitable scandal?Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack why Farage has called a by-election i...

8 Juli 20min

After new claims about Nigel Farage’s funding arrangements, Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy discuss the bits of the new allegations which are worrying Reform.Plus, what will an Andy Burnham government act...

7 Juli 22min

Could Nigel Farage’s alleged financial relationship with a convicted fraudster come back to haunt him?The Reform leader is already under scrutiny over his £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Chris...

6 Juli 21min

Andy Burnham could be just days away from entering Downing Street – but who are the winners and losers from the arrival of a new Prime Minister?Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine how Britain’s politi...

2 Juli 23min

Team Burnham have been properly triggered over the Defence Investment Plan now they’ve found out £4.7bn of it is still to be funded.For the first time in the transition, they’re feeling furious.Sam Co...

1 Juli 23min

Will the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan be the Prime Minister’s final and most contentious act?Months of delays, a multi-billion-pound funding gap and the resignation of his Defence Secretary ha...

30 Juni 22min

Barring any last-minute surprises, Andy Burnham will become Prime Minister three weeks today. But what is his 10-year mission for the country and how will he achieve it?In his first major speech in Ma...

29 Juni 21min