Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey? His appointment as chancellor is less about politics, and more about the practice of government By Ethan Croft In an early sign of how leak-proof the Andy ...

Some polls now put Labour neck-and-neck with Reform. It may not last By Ben Walker Andy Burnham is one of the most popular politicians in Britain today, but that doesn’t mean much. The new Prime ...

Andy Burnham has promised to “change politics” with a new political and economic model for Britain. In his first Downing ...

Zack Polanski’s party will take aim at her immigration reforms should she be appointed chancellor By Megan Kenyon The Green Party plans to accuse Shabana Mahmood of “fiscal constraint and economic ...

Over the course of Andy Burnham’s 25 years in politics the man who is about to become prime minister has said little about foreign policy. Foreign leaders and diplomats tapping up contacts for ...

With mobs waging xenophobic violence on the streets, the promise of the anti-apartheid struggle has dissolved By Benjamin Fogel Today (18 July), South Africans are urged to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s ...

The murder of Ann Widdecombe has one lesson: both left and right need to detoxify our public discourse ...

The translator of Homer’s classic poem, now adapted for the big screen, explains the text’s enduring power By Tanjil Rashid Daniel Mendelsohn is a literary polymath; he writes memoirs, monographs, ...

With Marine Le Pen now free to run in next year’s election, France is entering uncharted political territory By Julian ...

“Build, baby, build”, yes – but Andy Burnham’s “place first” politics will need more thought than that By Anoosh Chakelian There is no shade in Northstowe. My trip to Britain’s biggest new town since ...

The appointee, Graeme Cooke, is seen as an intellectual ally of James Purnell By Ailbhe Rea Andy Burnham has appointed Graeme Cooke, a close ally of his chief of staff James Purnell, as director of ...

Culture change will require some “heads on spikes”, as one insider puts it By Ailbhe Rea Tony Blair had some advice for his younger self this week, speaking at his eponymous institute’s glitzy summer ...