A popular, effective policy that would help boost Britain’s innovation economy and cost the Treasury nothing.

Once a bastion of political stability, the U.K.'s political fragmentation has turned Downing Street into a revolving door of Prime Ministers.

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A popular, effective policy that would help boost Britain’s innovation economy and cost the Treasury nothing.

The frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, Andy Burnham, plans to lay out his economic agenda on Monday, in his first major policy announcement since Keir Starmer…

Britain's expected next prime minister unveils 10-year plan to boost growth

Andy Burnham, United Kingdom's prime minister-in-waiting, vowed on Monday to deliver radical change to the nation's politics, pledging to give...

Andy Burnham has promised a 'new era of possibility' as he set out his plans for a ten-year mission to raise living standards in his first speech since he effectively became PM in…

Labour's likely next PM set out a 10-year economic plan in his Manchester speech, promising greater regional powers and a shift away from trickle-down economics. #EuropeNews

Britain's incoming prime minister laid out his vision with a series of bold promises from housing to the economy despite almost zero fiscal headroom.

The UK's incoming prime minister has interesting ideas but short-termism is a feature of national politics today

The frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, Andy Burnham, vowed in a speech Monday to "bring about the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen" if he…

Andy Burnham, the British MP tipped to replace the outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, promised "radical change" to the nation's "broken" political system as he laid out his…

Andy Burnham plans to establish ‘No. 10 North’ and decentralize power to boost regional economies in the UK.

Burnham vowed to bring about the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen.” Here's what he said about his core proposals.

Andy Burnham has promised the biggest rebalancing of power Britain has ever seen and a new Number 10 in the North, assuming he becomes prime minister in three weeks time.

Andy Burnham says the UK’s political system was “broken” after years of falling household wealth and political turmoil, vowing to be a “circuit-breaker” who can turn the country…

Andy Burnham is proposing to hand local mayors outside London more power, in a 10-year plan that includes a throwback to 1970s-style economic policies.

Andy Burnham is on the verge of taking power—and of being confronted with his own limitations.

Great British Railways, the new publicly-owned company overseeing rail infrastructure and services, is due to be up and running in 2027.

If Andy Burnham focuses on AI, devolution and regional development, he has a chance to turn British stagnation around - and his record in Manchester is cause for cautious optimism