Trains disrupted on UK’s busiest intercity line as cows wander on to tracks London to Manchester among routes affected after cows blocked west coast mainline for more than three hours The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’ Prime minister-in-waiting is seeking an interim base in the city centre before Ancoats site is completed in 2028 The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer? Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2 The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Andy Burnham not yet ready for prime minister say more than half of British voters A survey by More in Common found 59 per cent of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power but are open to his ideas The Independent UK · Jun 30
Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan PM unveils long-awaited defence investment plan, which he says will mean hit to road, housing and energy schemes The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Three in five voters think Burnham not ready for No10, poll finds A survey by More in Common found 59% of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Andy Burnham's chief of staff in transparency row over Douglas Alexander meeting Andy Burnham's incoming chief of staff has been linked to a lobbying row over a meeting with Douglas Alexander when he was Trade Minister The National (Scotland) · Jun 30
I’ve worked closely with both Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer. A single quality separates them Personable warmth is something that mistrustful voters sorely need, and Burnham has it. But he’ll also need a little of what Starmer has to succeed in No 10, says Nazir Afzal, former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Key points from the defence investment plan Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan. Evening Standard · Jun 30
UK's Starmer unveils £15 bln defence increase in long-delayed investment plan Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, aiming to bolster Britain's military for future conflicts. This significant funding boost will enhance capabilities in drones, autonomous weapons, and the navy, while also strengthening the nuclear deterrent and a next-generation fighter jet program. Starmer emphasized deterrence as… The Economic Times · Jun 30
Share your views on Andy Burnham’s plans for a new No 10 North Burnham announced that as UK prime minister he would set up a ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Andy Burnham tells Scots he offers ‘change’ from ‘broken’ Westminster politics The man expected to be the next prime minister told people he is ‘going to do things differently’. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Next chancellor will have to find £5bn to fund black hole in defence funding, government figures reveal – as it happened Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30 Afternoon Update: US ‘freebirthing’ business linked to death of Melbourne woman; World Cup penalty shootouts; and eight days lost at sea A Guardian investigation has revealed links between a US business and an Australian ‘birth keeper’ who is a central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cut
Evening Standard · Jun 30 Andy Burnham warned of exodus of London bankers if he hits City with windfall tax of up to £60bn The Trades Union Congress is urging the Prime Minister-in-waiting to hugely ramp up taxes on Britain’s banks
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 UK government ‘minded to intervene’ in Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – as it happened Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, cites need for sufficient plurality of views in news media
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigration
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 ‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Evening Standard · Jun 29 Starmer hails ‘game-changing’ investment as delayed defence plan to be unveiled The Dip will focus on ramping up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29 Long-delayed defence investment plan to be published with £5bn for drones New defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, persuades Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn gap that led to John Healey quitting
The Independent UK · Jun 29 Starmer finds an extra £1bn for defence as long-delayed spending plan finally revealed The new defence investment plan has allocated £14.5bn to fund Britain’s defence, still falling well short of the £28bn officials previously said was needed
Evening Standard · Jun 29 Long-delayed defence plan will safeguard Britain ‘into the future’, Starmer says The defence investment plan (Dip), originally due last year, will be published on Tuesday.