Burnham won’t fix our prisons crisis until he dares to be honest with the public about crime | Polly Toynbee

Most crime figures have drastically fallen, but people don’t believe it. It’s no wonder when politicians whip up emotions and attempt to bend the law An astounding change is happening…

A question for Burnham as he tours the country: how to reduce the magnetic pull of London? | Peter Hetherington

As someone who has specialised in regional policy, I know the task is huge – not least because there is no plan to ensure prosperity throughout England Andy Burnham is…

British Prime Minister Burnham considering inquiry into Epstein

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is looking at holding a public inquiry into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his actions in the United Kingdom, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones…

UK PM Burnham vows to be ‘relentless’ on Channel migrant crossings

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said his government will be "relentless" in tackling small boat crossings the Channel.

Will Burnham fix our barbaric prisons – or cave to rightwing populism? The answer is a tragedy | Simon Jenkins

England and Wales’s prisons are overcrowded, drug-infested and barbaric. Labour has halted a once-in-a-generation effort to change that sorry state Andy Burnham’s “pausing” of the Starmer government’s prisoner release scheme…

Burnham the crowd-pleaser knows how to make friends, but he’ll be defined by how he makes enemies | Andy Beckett

The prime minister’s instinct to not upset people is set against a lifelong desire to effect transformative change. The two may not sit together easily Andy Burnham has always liked…

Andy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances Ryan

The new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days ahead This is the danger zone. The period when one prime minister…

New UK PM Burnham assures Zelenskyy of continuing Ukraine support

Burnham is the fifth British prime minister to deal with President Zelenskyy since the war on Ukraine started in 2022.

New UK PM Burnham assures Zelenskyy of continuing Ukraine support

Burnham is the fifth British prime minister to deal with President Zelenskyy since the war on Ukraine started in 2022.

Burnham welcomes Zelenskyy as first international guest

Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United Kingdom.