Economy

Andy Burnham entered Downing Street with a noticeably different communications strategy from his recent predecessors. Rather than relying primarily on televised interviews, press conferences or traditional broadcast media, his government has prioritised short-form digital content as the first point of contact with the public …

A decade after the Brexit referendum, Britain once again faces a pivotal decision about its future relationship with the European Union. A UK-EU summit scheduled for July 2026 was expected to finalise a major food and farming agreement aimed at reducing post-Brexit trade barriers. …

Andy Burnham had been in Downing Street for only a matter of days before unveiling one of the largest government reshuffles in recent political history. Alongside major ministerial appointments, the Prime Minister named 61 backbench Labour MPs as parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs), creating the …

Every council tax bill issued in England continues to be calculated using property values assessed in April 1991. Despite decades of house price growth and repeated calls for reform, the basic structure of council tax remains unchanged.

Few incoming prime ministers choose to spend their first fortnight in office tackling one of Britain's most politically difficult policy areas. Andy Burnham has done exactly that. Little more than a week after King Charles III invited him to form a government, the new …

A change of prime minister rarely transforms the domestic policy agenda overnight, yet Andy Burnham's arrival in Downing Street has brought a noticeable shift in priorities. Within days of succeeding Keir Starmer on 21 July, the new Labour leader appointed Yvette Cooper as Secretary …

Britain's relationship with the European Union remains one of the defining issues of post-Brexit politics. Yet despite a change of prime minister and renewed discussions over Britain's future relationship with Brussels, Labour has remained firm on one central policy: there will be no return …