UK politics

Dean Proctor: Hopes and fears for the new PM and cabinet

Your profession

Dean Proctor: Hopes and fears for the new PM and cabinet

Stability, simplicity and the chance to do things differently

clock 23 July 2026 • 5 min read
Lucy Rigby re-appointed as City minister in Burnham government

People

Lucy Rigby re-appointed as City minister in Burnham government

Replacing Rachel Blake

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Burnham to stick with fiscal rules as power set to flow out of Whitehall

Economics / Markets

Burnham to stick with fiscal rules as power set to flow out of Whitehall

First speech since PM bid

clock 29 June 2026 • 2 min read
Editor's view: Baking in Burnham

Your profession

Editor's view: Baking in Burnham

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 26 June

clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read
Advisers highlight uncertain political and fiscal future after Starmer resignation

Economics / Markets

Advisers highlight uncertain political and fiscal future after Starmer resignation

Prime minister’s exit places chancellor Rachel Reeves’ position ‘inevitably’ under scrutiny

clock 22 June 2026 • 5 min read
Gorton & Denton isn't a swing, it's a re-wiring – here's why it changes the planning landscape

UK

Gorton & Denton isn't a swing, it's a re-wiring – here's why it changes the planning landscape

By-election impact reverberates beyond Westminster

clock 27 February 2026 • 5 min read

Economics / Markets

Chancellor set to announce largest rise in borrowing for 30 years

Austerity to end

clock 11 March 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

What does Javid's resignation mean for UK markets and investors?

Loose fiscal policy, but more uncertainty

clock 14 February 2020 • 4 min read