JP Morgan’s president has warned Andy Burnham there would be ‘consequences’ if Greater Manchester pushed ahead with a new levy on banks. The standoff has reignited a fierce debate about fiscal devolution and corporate power in England’s regions.
Ryanair’s profits have taken a hit as the Iran conflict dampens passenger confidence and sends oil prices above $90 a barrel. The Irish budget giant is warning that fuel costs and softer bookings could weigh heavily on the months ahead.
Andy Burnham has laid out his most ambitious vision yet for reshaping Britain, calling the current system fundamentally broken. The Greater Manchester mayor is positioning himself as a national reformer with plans that stretch far beyond his city’s borders.
Andy Burnham’s deliberately casual wardrobe has been central to his political identity for years. But the demands of Downing Street may force a reckoning that no spin doctor can fully manage.
Andy Burnham is putting the final touches on his cabinet lineup before entering Downing Street on Monday. The incoming Labour Prime Minister has promised a sweeping transformation of British political life unlike anything seen since the 1980s.
Amnesty International UK has self-reported to the Charity Commission after staff called JK Rowling’s Edinburgh women’s centre “anti-rights” on social media. The rare move has sparked fresh questions about the organisation’s conduct and legal obligations as a registered charity.
Sadiq Khan has backed calls for a legal maximum workplace temperature of 25°C in the UK, putting fresh pressure on the government to act. It’s a debate that unions have fought for years — and one that’s getting harder to ignore.
A decade after the Brexit vote, the UK economy has grown at roughly half the rate of the eurozone while British politics was reshaped beyond recognition. The full reckoning is still being written.
Ten years after leaving the EU, Britain has churned through five prime ministers and two seismic elections, with its political landscape still shifting beneath its feet. Here’s how a decade of Brexit has reshaped — and rattled — the country.
A decade after the Brexit vote, Britain’s economy is an estimated 6% to 8% smaller than it might have been — and seven prime ministers later, the political fallout still isn’t over. Here’s where the UK stands now.
