Louise Haigh

John Healey and Andy Burnham look out over the Mersey from the new Royal Daffodil ferry

Healey to pledge ‘new era of industrialisation’ in address to Labour conference

First Secretary of State Louise Haigh speaking during the TUC congress at the Brighton Centre

Haigh warns of ‘huge risk’ from AI unless proper safety measures put in place

Andy Burnham looks at the underside of a car on a visit to McLaren Technology Centre

McLaren announces plans for £500m investment in UK

Andy Burnham becomes new PM

UK will ‘heed the warnings’ about AI risks, senior minister Louise Haigh to say

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Emergency alert sent to mobile phones with wildfire warning after UK blazes

Diane Abbott speaks at a rally

Diane Abbott readmitted to Labour Party after ‘formal warning’

Greater Manchester mayoral by-election

Giving mayors a share of tax collected will ’empower’ regions, Burnham says

Andy Burnham becomes new PM

A look at Andy Burnham’s first day as Prime Minister

Andy Burnham

New PM Burnham promises sweeping changes as he makes Healey his Chancellor

Labour's Andy Burnham

Who will be in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (right) and presenter Laura Kuenssberg

‘Perfectly reasonable’ for Burnham to plot Downing Street pathway, Reeves says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (right) and presenter Laura Kuenssberg

‘Perfectly reasonable’ for Burnham to plot Downing Street pathway, Reeves says

Andy Burnham applauds at a Labour election rally

Burnham will make good PM, Starmer says as nominations for new leader open

Andy Burnham

Nominations open among Labour MPs for next leader and prime minister

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield

What might Andy Burnham as PM mean for the City and economy?

Andy Burnham making a speech at Ashton Town FC

Starmer under pressure to quit after Burnham’s by-election win

Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, making a speech in front of supporters after winning the Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham’s allies ‘want Starmer to hand over power in September’
The Prime Minister has made clear he will fight any challenge to his position earlier on Friday.
Nina Lloyd, David Lynch, Izzie Addison, Helen Corbett and Dave Higgens, Press Association

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer insists he will stand in any leadership contest, following Burnham win

Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham says Makerfield win can be ‘turning point’ for British politics

Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by-election to set up challenge to Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer refuses to shift ‘left or right’ amid pressure over electoral mauling

Labour blocks Andy Burnham from Gorton and Denton by-election

Musk ‘ideologically committed’ to pushing free speech boundaries – Louise Haigh

Bridget Phillipson believes she is victim of sexist briefings

Who might runners and riders be in race to become Labour’s new deputy leader?

Long-running road and rail projects to go ahead after year-long pause

Government to ban ‘appalling’ NDAs in cases of harassment and discrimination

Streeting confident about welfare vote amid criticism of ‘two-tier’ Pip plans
The Government’s original welfare package had restricted eligibility for Pip.
Helen Corbett and George Lithgow, PA

Airports and rail firms affected as IT outage causes transport chaos

Air passengers told to go home if flight cancelled following global IT outage

Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

NDAs ‘exploited’ to silence victims of sexual misconduct in workplace, MPs told

Who has left the Government since Labour took power?

Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ will improve lives of working people, No 10 claims

Tube and rail fares in London to rise by 4.6% in March

Haigh to get ministerial severance pay, Downing Street says

Rail performance data to be displayed in stations for ‘transparency’: Haigh

Euston’s large advertising screen to be used for train information

Train drivers seek to put ‘dent’ in cost of living in pay talks

No 10 says Haigh resigned after ‘further information’ emerged

Ministers meet auto industry over EV mandate

Inquiry into air traffic control failure calls for earlier notice of disruption

Minister indicates Government plans to legalise private e-scooters

Heidi Alexander is new Transport Secretary after Louise Haigh quits

Car makers pledge to work with Government to identify ‘adjustments’ to EV rules

£100m plus bat shed ‘tip of iceberg’ on HS2 delivery ‘failure’, says Haigh

Used EVs save owners average of £1,600/year compared with petrol models – study

Tories say migration deals ‘won’t work’ as Government vows to ‘tackle upstream’

Government to order review into train fare prosecutions

Government investigating dozens of vehicle models over diesel emissions concerns

PM reiterates no pressure on assisted dying vote after Streeting criticised

Louise Haigh’s rise from young Labour MP to Transport Secretary

Transport Secretary ‘pleaded guilty’ over work phone incident

Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary

Public transport statistics to be ‘plastered on walls’ of Government department

Starmer: Taking down gangs ‘single most effective way’ to stop small boats

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson to lead new taskforce for disabled air passengers

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