Andy Burnham gave a major speech on Wednesday on his plans for the National Care Service. He sought cross-party consensus on the issue by speaking to the Tories and Lib Dems. But not Reform UK or the Greens. On Thursday, Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick held a press conference claiming the Prime Minister wanted a ‘death
This month’s Guardian Essential Poll indicates that One Nation’s primary vote remains stable. But Labor cannot take a big sigh of relief just yet. Guardian Australia political reporter josh butler spoke to the Guardian columnist and executive director of Essential, peter lewisAbout the health of the government halfway through Anthony Albanese’s second term as Prime
Labor overtook Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes after two weeks of Andy Burnham’s tenure in Number 10, during which he has made major announcements on cost of living and local education to reduce youth unemployment, and an announcement on social care
Victoria has a new Prime Minister after the Labor Party voted out Education Minister Ben Carroll during a chaotic caucus meeting on Tuesday morning. Her predecessor, Jacinta Allen, stood down after a turbulent few months at the helm of a government that struggled to contain a rising One Nation ahead of the November state election
Andy Burnham’s first foreign visitor will be Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky, showcasing the UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for the country. But what else do we know about the foreign policy of our new Prime Minister? And, as Burnham sets out her ambitious plans to tackle the UK’s toughest problems, including social care, what could she
Talking to political editor Tom McIlroy and Chief Political Correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy At the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinauskas talks about his own state contest with One Nation and why progressives shouldn’t talk to Pauline Hanson’s supporters. And despite the US admitting this week that the production rate of the Virginia-class submarines has
Talking to political editor Tom McIlroy and Chief Political Correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy At the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinauskas spoke about his own state contest with One Nation and why progressives should avoid talking to supporters of Pauline Hanson. And despite the US admitting this week that the production rate of the Virginia-class
wWhen Sandra Forsyth started marching in support of the English Defense League, her daughter Nicola Wilding hoped it was a phase. Sandra, who grew up in Cumbria and lives in Dover, was about to turn 60 and was struggling with a lot of stress. Not only was her son sentenced to two years in prison
We know the online world is full of angry comments, but why are we so compelled to keep scrolling despite our best intentions? And how is it shaping our politics? Ed Copper is a political consultant and communications consultant who works to harness the social media outrage machine he calls ‘engertainment’. And while there’s no
political editor Tom McIlroy talk to Paul Kelly about his new book on the Liberal Party’s turbulent era under Prime Ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. In The Twilight of Exceptionalism, Kelly writes about how the Liberal leadership changed from a conservative to a progressive and then to a transactional centrist. The editor