Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham
Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bidPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bidPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Peter Kyle says British politics fails to reward political accomplishment and Labour risks aping Tory instabilityJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Pippa Crerar joins Andy Burnham on the campaign trail in MakerfieldPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Sarah Jones appeals for calm after rioting over the death of Nowak, who was handcuffed while dying from stab woundAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Mathew Lawrence and Mark McVitie, previously seen as favouring Burnham and Streeting respectively, say change of direction is neededJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says it ‘beggars belief’ there were not more exchanges between Mandelson and the PMAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Sources predict ‘toe-curling’ revelations as more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador to be publishedAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn reportAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
PM says predecessor misunderstands government’s successes and ‘very different’ situation compared with 1997Peter Walker (the Guardian)
Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policyPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Government-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training to be published by review chair Milburn todayAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Tony Blair has accused Starmer, Burnham and Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk amid leadership speculationAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Intervention by former PM feels almost designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Former health secretary says he unsuccessfully argued for tougher action when in cabinetAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Chancellor’s supporters urge MPs to back her if Keir Starmer is replaced, saying she is only candidate who can safeguard UK’s financesKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
In interview with Guardian, former health secretary sets out plans for government, including social care, tax and refugeesPippa Crerar (the Guardian)
Andy Burnham expected to address supporters in the morning as he officially launches campaign to be Labour candidate for MakerfieldTaz Ali (the Guardian)
Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to winMark Brown (the Guardian)
MP says current system is unfair and his idea would result in a ‘wealth tax that works’Alexandra Topping (the Guardian)
Treasury’s Lucy Rigby says Rachel Reeves introduced measures in her first budget as Streeting calls for capital gains rates to be aligned with income taxAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
City made outsized contribution to falling levels of deprivation between 2010 and 2025, thinktank findsRichard Partington (the Guardian)
Starmer has a reasonable list of achievements in power but has undermined himself with a lack of political storytellingRowena Mason (the Guardian)
In first speech since quitting cabinet, Streeting says party must deliver change or it will hand keys of No 10 to ReformPeter Walker (the Guardian)
The former health secretary will give resignation speech after prime minister’s questionsAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to comeBen Quinn (the Guardian)
Defence secretary say party has turned in on itself in thinly veiled criticism of Andy Burnham and Wes StreetingDan Sabbagh (the Guardian)
YouGov polling reveals support for prospective challenger, with members believing Starmer could not secure another victoryAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Expected candidate in Makerfield byelection says party ‘needs to change if we are to regain people’s trust’Jessica Elgot (the Guardian)
If most popular Labour politician cannot win this seat then party’s electoral problems run deeper than Keir StarmerJessica Elgot (the Guardian)
Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investorsRichard Partington (the Guardian)
Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker discuss the potential risks facing Andy Burnham if he is chosen to run in the Makerfield byelectionKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Deputy PM says the public will not forgive weeks of internal debate on the EU and Labour leadership, warning it will play into Reform’s handsAndrew Sparrow (the Guardian)
Deputy PM says Andy Burnham would be ‘great addition to parliament’, but leadership speculation is ‘own goal’ for partyPeter Walker (the Guardian)
Reform, which won more than 50% of the local election vote, is likely to focus heavily on immigration and BrexitKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Lisa Nandy told the BBC she did not understand ‘sudden focus on Europe’ from Labour leadership hopefulKiran Stacey (the Guardian)
Lisa Nandy says no candidate has launched a challenge to Keir Starmer, despite ‘feverish speculation’ around Andy Burnham and Wes StreetingCharlie Moloney (the Guardian)
Ex-health secretary, who is expected to launch leadership bid soon, condemns ‘heavy-handed’ approachRaphael Boyd (the Guardian)
PM has shed authority in week that has made him look like an interim leader in office only until replacement foundPeter Walker (the Guardian)
As Keir Starmer endures a slow ousting as PM, former Labour leader Corbyn recalls his own expulsion and looks at the runners and ridersDaniel Boffey (the Guardian)