In exactly three weeks’ time, Andy Burnham is expected to walk through the door of No 10 as the UK’s new Prime Minister. Before then, though, he needs to set out his vision for the country. That will come later this morning in a speech at the People’s History Museum in – where else?

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled the long-delayed defence investment plan (DIP) today, with a £15bn uplift in spending which he says will help protect Britain from threats in an increasingly "volatile" w...

There was a promise to raise living standards for everyone, a commitment to reform business rates in order to support businesses like pubs, and an intriguing if vague hint of giving people "a bit extr...