Mahmood to reopen scheme to resettle refugees in the UK
Around 25% of arrivals under the UK Resettlement Scheme are expected to be Afghan women and girls and Palestinians....
New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be “very substantial”....
Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is “as unfair as American healthcare”....
Burnham announces scheme to help first-time buyers onto housing ladder
The prime minister says he wants people without support from the “bank of mum and dad” to receive help....
Rayner criticises visa rules proposals ahead of Labour conference
The housing secretary says the government’s plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they “change the goalposts”....
Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says Starmer ally
Ex-Business Secretary Peter Kyle calls for more urgency on the economy, as Labour members head to the party’s annual conference....
I’m not tempted to call an early election, Burnham says
The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a “backward-looking process”....
No ‘switch’ to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBC
Labour’s deputy leader was speaking to BBC local radio ahead of the party’s annual conference...
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job....
Burnham brands ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stands as ‘discrimination’
The prime minister opposes the law – in place since 1985 – and believes there is a case to remove it....