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UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

The figure was at its lowest level since 2012, excluding the Covid pandemic.Burnham, the current Greater Manchester mayor, also said the government must "get...

Government borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid

The surge in energy prices since the beginning of the Iran war has prompted analysts to cut their growth predictions for the UK economy,...

Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield

Sir Keir's leadership was plunged into crisis last week, after dozens of Labour MPs called for him to stand down and Wes Streeting resigned...

Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as head of UK civil service

The cabinet secretary is the prime minister's most senior policy adviser and sits next to them during cabinet minister meetings, which usually take place...

Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

Tom Wernham, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC using administrative records to "correct benefit amounts is going to...

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

Luke Johnson, the former chairman of Pizza Express and a director of Gail's bakery and Brompton Bicycles, said: "The government is making it more...

Cabinet secretary frontrunner Antonia Romeo faced multiple bullying complaints

As the UK's consul general between 2016 and 2017 Dame Antonia's job involved promoting UK trade and business in New York, in the immediate...

Councils face ‘uphill struggle’ after elections delay U-turn

Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, told BBC Breakfast the elections would put pressure on "hard-working council officers"."It will be...

Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections

Reform leader Nigel Farage, writing on X, external, said: "We took this Labour government to court and won."In collusion with the Tories, Keir Starmer...

Starmer pledges crackdown on ‘addictive elements’ of social media

The government had already said it would launch the public consultation in March, seeking opinions about restricting children's access to AI chatbots and limiting...

Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable

Sir Vince, who was secretary of state for business and trade for some of the former duke's time as trade envoy, said: "We need...

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