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The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
The Choices Facing Burnham's Government On Water
Environment
Campaigning in Makerfield, Andy Burnham threatened Thames Water with public ownership – but has not so far followed through. Ben Gartside reports on a decision that will define his approach to privately owned suppliers of public goods.
John Healey Pledges 'Fiscal Discipline' And Hints At Welfare Reform
Economy
John Healey Pledges "Fiscal Discipline" And Hints At Welfare Reform
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
Economy
Tory Council Asks For Housing Benefit Boost Despite Kemi Badenoch Calling For Cuts
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
Economy
TUC Head Urges Government To Reject Choice Between Defence Spending And Public Services
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Economy
Defy “Orthodox Economists” To Invest Billions In Reindustrialisation, Labour MPs Urge Burnham
Opinion
Connected technology can unlock the next wave of small business growth Partner content
Economy
By Sage
Connected technology can unlock the next wave of small business growth
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
Economy
By Daniel Zeichner MP
It’s time ministers saw our ability to feed ourselves from the sea as a strategic asset
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
Economy
By David Smith MP
We need to get our welfare system back on track – and review the triple lock
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Environment
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Who Is Labour's New General Secretary – And What Does He Plan To Do With The Party Machine?
Political parties
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Unison's Andrea Egan: I'm Not Rejoining Labour Until The Party Inspires Me
Economy
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Neal Lawson: “The Most Naive Person In Left-Wing Politics”
Political parties
Professor Brian Cox Left Hopeful By “Excellent” Burnham Conference Speech
Professor Brian Cox Left Hopeful By “Excellent” Burnham Conference Speech
Political parties
Starmer Loyalists Keep Their Heads Down At Calm Party Conference
Starmer Loyalists Keep Their Heads Down At Calm Party Conference
Political parties
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Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Economy
Inside Burnham's ‘No 10 North’ Plans: “It's Not Just About Creating A Second Westminster”
Andy Burnham has pledged to create a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester that would serve as the ‘nerve centre of a rewired Britain’. Will it work? How? Sienna Rodgers reports
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Communities
Culture Clash – Lisa Nandy On Keeping Hope Alive
Critics say Lisa Nandy should spend more time meeting stakeholders in her brief, but the Culture Secretary tells Francis Elliott she’s fighting for the government to give hope to the most vulnerable. Photography by Tom Pilston
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Laurence Robertson MP: Taking an evidence-based approach to betting will see increased growth across the UK Partner content
Education
By Betting and Gaming Council
Laurence Robertson MP: Taking an evidence-based approach to betting will see increased growth across the UK
After a turbulent few weeks, in which we changed Prime Ministers and so very sadly lost Her Majesty The Queen, government is back in full swing, taking bold steps to tackle the big issues. It won’t be an easy ride and there is plenty for the new Prime Minister to tackle. Growing the economy by delivering The Growth Plan, staring down Russia over its illegal invasion of Ukraine and tackling the energy crisis are huge issues facing the nation.
Liz Truss Says The Tories Are The Party Of 'Sound Public Finances'
Economy
Liz Truss Says The Tories Are The Party Of "Sound Public Finances"
Liz Truss has claimed the Tories are the party of "sound public finances" as she sets out her plans to balance the books.
First time buyers deserve an attainable dream Partner content
Economy
By Lloyds Banking Group
First time buyers deserve an attainable dream
Life’s long shopping list is full of significant items. Your first car. Maybe your wedding reception. That once in a lifetime holiday. Your children’s education. But none is more emotional, symbolic and downright expensive as buying your first home.
Tory Rebels Are Already Plotting, Less Than A Month Into Liz Truss's Government
Economy
Tory Rebels Are Already Plotting, Less Than A Month Into Liz Truss's Government
After only weeks in office, the new Prime Minister is heading to Conservative party conference in Birmingham haunted by ominous opinion polls and irate Tory MPs.
Government must act to avoid a generation retiring with inadequate pensions
Economy
By Stephen Timms MP
Government must act to avoid a generation retiring with inadequate pensions
The middle of a cost of living crisis, with an inflation rate not seen for a generation and millions worried about how to make ends meet, is a far from ideal time to be thinking about putting away money for the future.
Secure, reliable, and affordable nuclear is a safe bet for Labour Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Secure, reliable, and affordable nuclear is a safe bet for Labour
Labour should embrace nuclear to deliver on energy security and decarbonisation.
Economists Don't Think Government Can Deliver Big Enough Spending Cuts To Calm Markets
Economy
Economists Don't Think Government Can Deliver Big Enough Spending Cuts To Calm Markets
Economists have warned there is a "credibility gap" between government and markets on the scale of "efficiency savings" ministers will be able to deliver to pay for tax cuts announced in Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini-Budget".
Time is running out for our party to show we deserve to stay in government
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
Time is running out for our party to show we deserve to stay in government
This week’s economic fallout from the Chancellor’s statement on 23 September has been painful to watch.
Tax cuts will boost growth and help households and businesses with the energy crisis
Economy
By John Redwood MP
Tax cuts will boost growth and help households and businesses with the energy crisis
The Conservative Party has been rejuvenated by a change of leader. Liz Truss has emerged with strong support from the membership, with a new agenda fashioned to the spirit of the times.
Treasury Committee Chief Worries 'Circle Cannot Be Squared' In Economic Crisis Crunch Meeting
Economy
Treasury Committee Chief Worries "Circle Cannot Be Squared" In Economic Crisis Crunch Meeting
Economic watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility could tell the Prime Minister and Chancellor that “the circle cannot be squared” to balance sweeping tax cuts at a meeting today, the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee has warned.
Life-Saving Data: Why Health Data is a Key that Unlocks Healthcare Innovation Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Life-Saving Data: Why Health Data is a Key that Unlocks Healthcare Innovation
The UK has a unique and world-leading combination of a thriving science and innovation sector, a public health service, a rich fabric of medical research charities and a vibrant biomedical industry. But maintaining this position against the highly capitalised global competition will require these groups to adopt new joint approaches and utilise our national resources, including consented medical data.
Partner content
Economy
By Lloyds Banking Group
Tackling the digital divide
With many essential services now moving largely online, it’s difficult to imagine there still being 2.6 million people who are digitally excluded. We’re working towards tackling the digital divide to ensure the benefits and opportunities of digital technology are accessible to all.
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control
Economy
By Baroness Altmann
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control
Yesterday’s extraordinary intervention by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom government bond market is a clear U-turn.
Tory MPs Told To Say Government's Economic Plan Is 'Responsible' In Leaked Briefing Note
Economy
Tory MPs Told To Say Government's Economic Plan Is 'Responsible' In Leaked Briefing Note
Exclusive: Conservative MPs have been told by party bosses to insist that the government's approach to the economy is "responsible".
Achievements of construction managers recognised at CIOB Awards Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Achievements of construction managers recognised at CIOB Awards
Liz Truss Defends 'Controversial' Tax Cuts After Drastic Bank Of England Bail-Out
Economy
Liz Truss Defends "Controversial" Tax Cuts After Drastic Bank Of England Bail-Out
Liz Truss has defended the government's "controversial" mini-Budget which caused the pound to plummet in value, insisting that growth won't happen "overnight".

Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen Partner content
Economy
By SGN
Why the Conservatives should get behind hydrogen
Hydrogen can drive growth and help the UK become a net energy exporter by 2040.
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up Partner content
Economy
By Which?
Tackling the cost of living crisis will require businesses to step up
New research from Which? indicates that businesses have the power to go further in supporting those who need it most.
Boosting economic growth is a worthy idea – but the Chancellor’s plan was always ill-fated
Economy
By Mark Garnier MP
Boosting economic growth is a worthy idea – but the Chancellor’s plan was always ill-fated
There’s no doubt about it. Just three weeks into Liz Truss’s new premiership, she and her Chancellor are certainly hogging the headlines.
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Communities
By Stephen Timms MP
Committee Corner – Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms on his in-tray
Amid a cost of living crisis and stretched public services, the next 12 months will be busy for Parliament’s select committees. Labour chairs set out their priorities – next up, Stephen Timms
Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
Economy
Opposition Parties Say Parliament Must Be Recalled After Major Central Bank Intervention
MPs should be recalled to Parliament to discuss sliding markets, opposition parties have said, after the Bank of England warned of a “material risk to UK financial stability”.
Bank of England Warns Of 'Risk To UK Financial Stability' In Drastic Intervention
Economy
Bank of England Warns Of "Risk To UK Financial Stability" In Drastic Intervention
The Bank of England has taken the drastic step of buying government debt to stabilise the market after the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's “mini budget” triggered a sharp fall in the pound.
What the “Good Work” agenda should look like with Labour in power Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
What the “Good Work” agenda should look like with Labour in power
The Chartered Management Institute set out three key takeaways from their fringe event at Labour Party Conference, in partnership with the New Statesman.
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
Communities
By Lord Kirkhope
Investment zones can work – but only if we follow the success of Thatcher’s model
As a Member of Parliament during Margaret Thatcher’s premiership, listening to the new Chancellor’s mini-Budget I was struck by how many of the new announcements were, in fact, not new.
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