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Burnham softens up Trump – but at what cost?

How on edge will Andy Burnham feel as he prepares to meet Donald Trump? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy assess the risks as the two meet for the first time – where could the US president take umbrage? Also – why has Andy…

There is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly Toynbee

Expect hope, of course, that the future will be better, though the way is hard. Already his optimism means that fewer people think they will be worse off next year . But his most urgent task is the cultural wildfire that…

Paul’s conference diary (4) – Why I care, Simon Hughes at church and Glee Club photos

We should remember that they spend an awful lot of time and care following up “concerns for safety”. Often they are like emergency social workers. Full marks to them. Hove Plinth is a thing. At the moment it has a…

Are the Tories ‘running out of time’?

She has given me hope. Sorry, Karen, but an hour spent on ‘breathing exercises’ and talking about ‘how I feel’ simply won’t cut it. This newfound spring in my step has been brought about by Badenoch’s announcement to…

Peter Franklin: It’s a long shot, but this is how Conservatives and Reform could still cooperate

A significant — and growing — share of the Conservative base is hostile to a deal with Farage. Furthermore, other pollsters are picking-up similar trends (as I explain here ). And yet none of this changes the fact that…

Joy Morrissey: Despite their hollow rhetoric Labour’s response to protecting women and girls is pitiful

She is the MP for Beaconsfield. When Kemi asked me to join the Shadow Cabinet and take on the Women and Equalities brief, I was honoured and delighted. I also made myself a promise immediately afterwards. That no matter…

Alistair McNair: Free spirits run through Brighton like a stick of rock

But for those of us left behind this September, overdue rain clouds have already started to roll in, now wedged between the South Downs and the i360. I’m one of the lucky few with a brolly. Perhaps because I lived in…

Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff

In theory, everyone is getting away from Westminster to better reflect on the state of the nation. In practice, the whole circus just briefly relocates to the coast, to live off warm white wine and gossip for three days…

‘End the triple lock – just not yet’

Think tankers, business groups and voices from across the Labour family say it should go. There may be 1.7 million pensioners in poverty. But the retired have had it too easy for too long, we’re told. And at the Budget…

Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere

Week in, week out, Labour councils, working in partnership with the NHS, Homes England and the Labour Government, are getting things done for their local communities on the things that matter to local people. Every week…