Is Andy Burnham Labour’s version of Boris Johnson?

As Westminster’s newest MP prepares to become prime minister, political editor David Maddox talks to friends, allies and critics of the former Greater Manchester mayor

Labour’s deputy leader believes the ‘unpleasant’ culture will be different under Mr Burnham

Pubs have been allowed to stay open till 5am on Monday sparking police concerns

Editorial: The former Labour leader makes a powerful case in an exclusive interview with The Independent

Pride in London said ‘the urgency is clear’ as wait lists for gender affirming care increase and hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community are on the rise

Exclusive: Dr Chris Wales, who was a member of Gordon Brown’s Council of Economic Advisers for more than six years, has sounded the alarm over how artificial intelligence will be used to track people’s income and expenditure without their knowledge

The US President has dismissed the incoming prime minister as ‘extremely liberal’ – even before he enters office

Donna Keogh’s body has never been found after she went missing from Middlesbrough town centre in 1998

The child was taken to a London hospital for treatment

Around 1.8 million people had been expected to descend upon the capital in a day of celebration and activism for LGBT+ communities

Exclusive: Former Labour leader says incoming prime minister should not be ‘constrained’ by party’s Brexit ‘red lines’ – and says those who ‘love their country’ will want to return to the bloc

Tax expert Dan Neidle has listed 37 options for Andy Burnham to raise the £4.7bn needed to fill the gap in defence spending

Hopes of family reunion with King Charles dashed after Prince Harry and his family embroiled in security row

Police Scotland said the teenager was attacked on June 26

Around 1.8 million people had been expected to descend upon the capital in a day of celebration and activism for LGBT+ communities

More than one million people are expected to descend on the capital

The rise in women being diagnosed with temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMJ, has forced a turn towards Botox for pain relief

Humphrey Smith’s ideocentric command of his Samuel Smith pub empire polarised a nation, but managers and loyal customers tell Alex Ross that his unique style of running a ‘traditional pub’ should never be undervalued, or overridden, following his recent death

The announcement is a ‘major step forward’ for the sixth-generation stealth fighter jet project

Political editor David Maddox explains why Andy Burnham preparing to offer a bold package of help to younger voters is an important signal on how he might approach Brexit

Two boys were sentenced to four years’ detention on Thursday after the Court of Appeal ruled their non-custodial sentences were ’unduly lenient’

Slovaks are voting in a referendum to decide on canceling lifelong payments for populist Prime Minister Robert Fico and other leaders after their terms end

Evri is suing the corporation for libel over a 15-minute segment which aired on December 15 last year

More than one million people are expected to descend on the capital

Exclusive: ‘I know I changed lives by saying to men and women, ‘you don't know how bloody good you are”’

Exclusive: Former Labour leader backs Burnham as an international statesman after criticism from John Major — but says late wife Glenys would have fought ‘counterproductive’ aid cuts to pay for defence

Exclusive: Former Labour leader warns incoming prime minister should not be ‘constrained’ by party’s Brexit ‘red lines’ – and says those who ‘love their country’ will want to return to the bloc

Lord Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham not to be as constrained as Sir Keir Starmer by Labour’s so-called “red lines” on Europe in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Independent’s Whitehall Editor, Kate Devlin.

More than one million people are expected to descend on the capital

Westminster City Council said it faces ‘stark and very tough choices’ amid changes from the ‘fair funding’ review