The new Prime Minister has promised a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for the country as he becomes Britain’s seventh leader since 2016. But will he be able to bring about the changes that are so desperately needed? Pippa Crerar And Kiran Stacey See how he will try to do things differently and who will help him
Andy Burnham has become Britain’s sixth Prime Minister in a decade following the transfer of power from his predecessor Keir Starmer. In his first address outside Downing Street, he said his coming to power would be a ‘circuit breaker’ moment for Britain and that his government would bring about ‘the biggest change in 40 years’.
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for the UK in his first major policy speech since launching his bid to replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. The Makerfield MP confirmed he would establish ‘Number 10 North’ and promised to ‘bring about the greatest balance of power the country has ever seen’. Lucy Hough speaks
According to a new study, teen boys are “stuck” reading elementary school books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, while girls their age are gravitating toward a wider range of novels. Among boys aged 11 to 14 who were surveyed, eight of the 10 most read books were from Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy
A little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through courts martial for alleged crimes committed in Britain is under increasing scrutiny. One person who has gone through that system is academic Sarah Steele. Steele told Guardian investigative correspondent Harry Davies that her case was taken up by the US military justice system, after
It has been 10 years since Britain woke up from the shock of the Brexit referendum result, which upended British politics and shook the establishment to its core. Economics Editor of The Guardian, heather stewart, And Nosheen Iqbal Examine the long shadow that decision cast over the country. From economic friction and the toxic immigration
Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for England, with temperatures potentially reaching 40C (104F) in some places. Europe is also battling extreme heat, with schools closed, trains cancelled, and France even banning alcohol consumption outside to ease pressure on emergency services. The high temperatures coincide with the coming El Niño, which
It has been a decade since Batley and a Spanish MP were murdered by a far-right extremist. His sister Kim Leadbeater, who took over his parliamentary seat, shows what lessons still need to be learned. Jo Cox was the Labor MP for Batley and Spain, where she grew up and where she had known all
Jo Cox was the Labor MP for Batley and Spain, where she grew up and lived all her life. She was strongly pro-Europe, a passionate campaigner for social justice – and a mother of two young children aged five and three. On 16 June 2016, at the height of a toxic Brexit campaign, Joe was