Story detail view · 2026-09
About TNC API / RSS Feeds

Story detail

Politics

Read the key details here, then continue on the original publisher.

Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday
Category
Politics
Published
Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Publisher
The Guardian Politics
Browse Month Archive

How does this news make you feel?

The Guardian Politics 7 hours ago

Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday

Quick Summary

Prime minister vows to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ through new partnership with business The prime minister is to host business leaders, entrepreneurs and local mayors at Downing Street on Monday to pitch his government as a “partner for growth” that can offer a stable platform for investment and jobs in the UK. Ahead of the event, Andy Burnham said the country had “everything it needs to succeed”, including talented people and world-class universities, but requires “a culture shift in how Britain does business” if it is to unlock its full potential. Continue reading...

Read Next
The Guardian Politics 6 hours ago

Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans
Continue Reading on The Guardian Politics

Get instant updates on Telegram

Join our channel to receive the latest headlines and breaking stories as soon as they are published.

Join channel
6 / 6
‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count

Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concerns The development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has declared herself “a huge believer in aid”, as she reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto pledge to return to a target of 0.7% of national income spending. McNeill, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and senior executive at Save the Children, declined to give any timetable, repeating the formula that the government would work towards the target “when fiscal circumstances allow”. Continue reading...

The Guardian Politics 7 hours ago
Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules
Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules

PM has so far declined to insert curbs on UK-based donors, despite £72m donations from billionaires to Reform UK Trade unions, MPs and donors have urged the government to look again at party funding rules, after Reform UK insisted £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires was within the law. Andy Burnham, a previous backer of caps on domestic donations, has so far declined to insert any curbs in the elections bill that would apply to UK-based donors. Continue reading...

The Guardian Politics 11 hours ago

Comments (0)

Join the conversation. Comments are rate-limited, secured, and GDPR-compliant.

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!

Write a comment

0 / 500