Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope | Polly Toynbee
Here in Liverpool, the PM’s ambition for the party – and the country – is evident. There should be no complacency, but also no fearHis ambition is big enough to see from space as he promises the “biggest change to Britain in 40 years”. Andy Burnham…
Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’Analysis: can Labour hang on to Burnham bounce?Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge to finally fix the broken social care…
‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?
Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds aheadUK politics live – latest updatesEven Andy Burnham’s closest allies accept that deposing Keir Starmer to install their man as leader was a huge…
Facing up to the threat that Reform poses to our democracy | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris in which he urges Labour to offer hope and change John Harris writes: “Reform is apparently in deep trouble, yet also still in with a serious chance. How come?” (Don’t discount Reform because it’s had a bad…
The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failureThis month, a cross-party parliamentary committee said Thames Water should be placed in temporary state control…
Burnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show | John Crace
The PM oozes confidence and easy-going charm as he tells Laura Kuenssberg the hill he’ll die on is fixing social careUK politics live – latest updatesIn recent weeks there has been much speculation in some parts of the media that Andy Burnham would call…
Labour is nostalgic for two-party politics. That cosy, simple time is over – let it go | John Harris
Our fragmented political model will endure for the foreseeable future – and Reform will benefit from it until Burnham learns that cooperation is keyAs I wrote last week, whatever its current troubles, Reform UK has hardly disappeared. Meanwhile, those…
Tony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he? | Tom Baldwin
The former PM has been consulted by many who came after him – but Burnham might want to shake his New Labour past once and for allTony Blair can, apparently, sound slightly wistful when he describes how he once had a cloak-and-dagger meeting with Andy…
‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference
Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problemsAndy Burnham has said he can deliver on his promise of radical change for the country despite severe economic headwinds, telling the…
‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference
The PM returns to Liverpool, where he was mocked last year, with a promise that no one will be left wondering what he’s trying to doUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham was not even in the audience for the prime minister’s speech at the Labour…