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  • Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference on Sunday

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    Warning Burnham’s social care plan could cost far more than he says, and take ‘decades’ to implement – UK politics live

    Statistician Andrew Dilnot says that putting social care on the same footing as health care would cost ‘well in excess of £18bn’
  • Avanti has among the highest proportion of train cancellations in Britain, at 7.1% from April to June this year.

    Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March

  • Israeli settlers fly flags over a stone building in an arid landscape

    ‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza

  • Andy Burnham shows his emotional side – podcast

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  • Protesters facing the camera link arms to block the road

    Protesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown

  • A protester holding a sign saying 'Free speech for all'

    Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty

  • Andy Burnham, in glasses and a dark suit, looks ahead with a pensive expression on stage

    Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service

Opinion

  • Jane Turner

    double quotation markMPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it

    Jane Turner
    During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed on one thing – palliative care reform is urgent. Patients and those of us who care for them are waiting, says Jane Turner, chief nurse at Sue Ryder
  • A Thames Water van and excavator with traffic cones surround a burst water main repair site

    The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly

  • John Crace

    double quotation markBurnham refreshes the parts others can’t reach on the Andy and Laura show

    John Crace
  • John Harris

    double quotation markLabour is nostalgic for two-party politics. That cosy, simple time is over – let it go

    John Harris
  • Tom Baldwin

    double quotation markTony Blair would like Andy Burnham to take his advice on rejoining the EU. Should he?

    Tom Baldwin
  • Heather Stewart

    double quotation markBurnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic reality

    Heather Stewart
  • David Harewood

    double quotation markI have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed

    David Harewood

Features & analysis

  • Andy Burnham

    ‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?

  • Arable farmer Olly Harrison

    Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers

  • Ed Miliband talking on a city street in three panels

    Why Ed Miliband has embraced his ‘awkward dad’ image in viral TikTok video

  • A digital composite of Andy Burnham standing at a lectern in a spotlight

    ‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference

  • Nicola Jennings on the Labour conference in Liverpool

    Nicola Jennings on the Labour conference in Liverpool – cartoon

    Andy Burnham has made ‘Hope again’ the party’s conference slogan, with No 10 strategists pitching this year’s event as a definitive break with the past
  • Martin Rowson on Donald Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping – cartoon

    Martin Rowson on Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping – cartoon

  • Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon

    Ben Jennings on Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon

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