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The Guardian Politics
Housebuilding near train stations to get ‘default yes’ under new planning changes – UK politics live
Thousands more houses could be built near transport hubs including on green belt sitesThe new national planning policy framework is aimed at providing clearer national policies for plan-making and decision-making, meaning that conflicting local policies will carry less weight when they are inconsistent with national policies.Other changes will include:Stronger support in principle for development, meaning a more explicit presumption in favour of building in sustainable locations.Pubs will get pr
politics  Aug 17, 2026
The Guardian Politics
My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunitiesI was 14 when the UK voted to leave the EU. Too young to vote, but not too young to understand that a decision was being made that would affect the rest of my life.In many ways, Brexit was my political awakening. It taught me that politics matters, because decisions made by people in power can change your future before you’ve even been given a say.Ceira Sergeant is a
politics  Aug 17, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Revisited: The Andy Burnham I know – Today in Focus podcast
Today in Focus host and former north of England editor Helen Pidd has watched Andy Burnham’s career for years, and here she talks to his friends, colleagues and mentors to find out more about his rise to power. This episode was originally broadcast on 16 July Continue reading...
politics  Aug 17, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plansI don’t think I have ever written before about a British strike directly related to the climate emergency. But that’s exactly what began late last week in north London, with a zeitgeisty connection to Andy Burnham’s fixation on buses: picket lines outside depots and massed walkouts, while the temperatures in the releva
politics  Aug 16, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers
Exclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissalAndy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig economy workers by prosecuting companies that use widespread “bogus” self-employment practices to deny people their rights.As the prime minister fleshes out his agenda, the Fabian Society and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have warned that millions of workers are missing out on key statutory rights including parental leav
politics  Aug 16, 2026
The Guardian Politics
Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices
Housing secretary says developers will have to prove there’s no way to save pub, as she prepares planning shakeupAll pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or offices under a shakeup of planning laws in England to be presented by Angela Rayner this week.The housing secretary will publish a new national planning policy framework aimed at loosening planning laws even further to help build 3m homes by the end of the parliament. Continue reading...
politics  Aug 16, 2026
The Guardian Politics
A positive new report raises the question: was Reeves undermined by dodgy data? | Heather Stewart
Assessment that has found a jump in UK productivity emphasises urgent need to appoint a national statisticianKeen new chancellor, John Healey, responded to last week’s better-than-expected economic news by claiming the government is “bringing hope back”. Growth did not plunge as feared after Donald Trump unleashed war on Iran – with GDP expanding at a pretty decent 0.4% in the second quarter.But what if we should have held on to a bit more hope all along? A new assessment of the UK’s recent prod
politics  Aug 16, 2026
The Guardian Politics
‘Business critical’: why even Andy Burnham is taking his social media game seriously
The Guardian’s deputy editor of social platforms on why high-profile people and brands are deploying the power of TikTok to woo new followersI didn’t want to work in social media. If you’d asked 15-year-old me my dream job, I might have said foreign correspondent, or maybe travel writer. So you can imagine my surprise to now find myself giving these very colleagues advice on how to get the best selfie angle or write the sharpest TikTok ‘hook’.But taking a job as the Guardian’s deputy editor of s
politics  Aug 15, 2026
The Guardian Politics
The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him | Editorial
Reform won a contrived byelection, but scrutiny continues – while the party increasingly attacks the watchdogs and journalists asking awkward questionsNigel Farage didn’t attend the count of the byelection he forced upon Clacton. Instead, Reform UK’s leader celebrated his win with supporters at a “Farage Fest”, filmed by a friendly TV channel. For a politician who claims to speak for the people, it was telling that at his triumph he preferred an audience of believers.Mr Farage won because his to
politics  Aug 14, 2026

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