Andy Burnham’s pledge to boost England’s north has a familiar ring
The man who seems poised to replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister promises to ‘rewire Britain’
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham outlines plan to shift power from London in bid for UK premiership
Former Manchester mayor, who is on course to be prime minister, says he will set up a ‘No 10 North’
Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas
Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election
People get promoted until they reach a job they can’t do (and other lessons from the UK)
Keir Starmer wasn’t great but his shortcomings weren’t the Labour government’s biggest problem. It was the lack of growth in the British economy
Starmer shafting latest psychodrama in British party politics
A report recommends decriminalising drugs, but the issue has caused division in Ireland
Who could be the main players on Team Burnham?
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who could become UK’s next PM by mid-July, is not short on options
Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel
The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job
No free lunch for Burnham if he is at the table for UK-EU reset talks
Europe letter: Starmer’s departure offers UK government a chance to ‘reset the reset’ in autumn EU deal
Badenoch eschews niceties and takes lumps out of Starmer’s cabinet in first PMQs after quitting
Presumed incoming prime minister Andy Burnham should get ready for a weekly battle with the rambunctious Tory leader
Starmer ally says he will not run against Andy Burnham for Labour leadership
Move removes another obstacle on Burnham’s route to Number 10
What does Andy Burnham stand for?
In the News podcast: Will ‘Manchesterism’ bring stability and hope to the UK?
Heatwave chaos in Europe, and the extradition of US millionaire Jason Cardiff
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether
Andy Burnham, his likely successor as UK prime minister, won’t have any such luxury
Andy Burnham will have to be brave if he wants to get Britain’s economy growing again
But UK politics is hostile to making tough and necessary choices
Making predictions about the world a year from now is a risky game, so here are mine
US midterms and geopolitics spell trouble for Donald Trump, while Northern Ireland powersharing faces fresh upheaval
Keir Starmer holds ‘frosty’ talks with Andy Burnham to thrash out transition of power
Burnham had initially hoped to take over in September but could become next UK prime minister within weeks
What could Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in power look like?
Former Manchester mayor could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeed
Andy Burnham could still face challenge in race to become UK prime minister
A handful of outside-bet candidates have not ruled themselves out of the leadership competition
Podium of doom outside Number 10 marks departure of another British prime minister
Inside Politics: Andy Burnham emerges as frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer in Downing Street
‘Thank you, dear Keir’: European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit postponed
Outgoing British PM helped boost security for Continent, says Ursula von der Leyen
Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after ‘broken’ Starmer holds back tears as he resigns
As it happened: Keir Starmer stands down
Wins, losses and U-turns: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10
Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – was positive?
Taoiseach praises Starmer’s role in improving British-Irish relations
Officials expect close relationship between Dublin and London to continue under Andy Burnham government
British political stability a thing of the past as Keir Starmer says he will step down
More rumblings in Fianna Fáil over triple lock, and more work for civil servants when Ireland takes up EU presidency
Starmer expected to outline timetable for departure outside No 10
Move would clear the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without formal contest
Can Andy Burnham be a better prime minister than Keir Starmer?
Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as British prime minister on Monday
Starmer, who has faced ‘political realities’ of his situation, set to be replaced by newly-elected MP Andy Burnham
‘Absolutely no authority’: Labour calls grow for Keir Starmer to stand down as British PM
Andy Burnham’s byelection win prompts more backbenchers and Labour grandees to call for Starmer to step aside
Andy Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. What would it look like?
After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister?
Can Starmer’s ’110m hurdle strategy’ trip up Burnham’s dash for Downing St?
Keir Starmer’s position as UK prime minister is in peril after Burnham’s crushing victory over Reform UK
Keir Starmer facing pressure to resign from ministers after Burnham’s by-election win
Win for Greater Manchester mayor paves way for challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership
Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Andy Burnham has ‘particular interest in Ireland’, Micheál Martin says
Taoiseach congratulates former mayor of Manchester on success in Makerfield byelection
How Irish is Andy Burnham, the possible next British prime minister?
Ancestral links suggest Makerfield byelection winner is somewhere between Joe Biden and Tony Blair
Andy Burnham: How quickly could he become the UK’s prime minister?
Keir Starmer could reflect on the scale of Burnham’s win and step down immediately. He could also put up a fight
Today’s Makerfield byelection could be seismic for Ireland
If Labour can fail in former mining towns then there may be no stopping Nigel Farage’s populist Reform party
Keir Starmer signals openness to Burnham cabinet role amid leadership tensions
British prime minister seeks to head off internal Labour challenge ahead of key byelection
Andy Burnham eyes byelection finishing line while for Starmer it might truly be the end
Greater Manchester mayor is favourite to win on Thursday but the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK isn’t banished yet
In praise of the Wigan kebab: ‘Want Irish curry sauce with it?’
Locals are surely the carbohydrate kings and queens of England
Labour hoping Nigel Farage will lose some of his flock to right-wing Rebecca Shepherd
Rebecca Shepherd running in the Makerfield byelection could help Andy Burnham realise his dream of leading Britain
Downing Street contender Andy Burnham would pursue closer British-Irish relations
Intervention by favourite to oust prime minister seems calculated to assuage concerns over future relations
Nigel Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
Reform UK leader hardens anti-immigration rhetoric before crucial byelection involving Labour’s Andy Burnham
Keir Starmer insists he will not walk away after defence resignations
British prime minister admits he has ‘got to turn things around’
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’
Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelection
John McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace him
Latest Mandelson files show what former ambassador really thought of Keir Starmer’s government
Tranche of 1,500 pages of emails and WhatsApps released on Monday
Ghost of Tony Blair continues to haunt Labour
Intervention by former prime minister almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his party
Tony Blair lambasts Labour’s leadership woes
Former prime minister says party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ means it is likely to lose the next election
How Irish is Andy Burnham? Arguably more Irish than Joe Biden
Plus: Patrick O’Donovan’s famine-memorial socks, TDs ignored by everyone and a marksman for the birds
Makerfield or Breakerfield? Andy Burnham faces defining test in Reform stronghold
Scale of task facing Greater Manchester mayor evident in a constituency where Labour has haemorrhaged votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns
Markets fear moves to topple Keir Starmer will entail a leftward shift politically and looser spending protocols
All to play for in Dublin Central and Galway West in last days of byelection campaigns
Plus RTÉ, Big Tobacco and some splendid news
Keir Starmer revolt revives Brexit row. So, how could the UK rejoin the EU?
Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU
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