The Independent UK Politics

Andy Burnham reveals tax plan to save pubs and high streets

David Maddox — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:17:24 GMT

The prime minister-in-waiting also revealed to Andrew Marr on LBC that he has not picked a chancellor yet

Ex-Reform candidate suggests people without children should pay more for their mortgages

Millie Cooke — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:16:22 GMT

Exclusive: Matt Goodwin suggested giving ‘more favourable mortgage rates’ to British families that have more than two children

Starmer calls forced adoption scandal a ‘stain on our history’ as he apologises to survivors

Kate Devlin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:02 GMT

Women whose babies had been taken wiped away tears as prime minister told them: ‘The shame was never yours, the shame is ours’

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and department quit Elon Musk’s X over ‘abuse and misinformation’

George Lithgow — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:36:11 GMT

The MP said the social media site ‘isn’t healthy for our democracy or our communities’

Starmer to allow all pubs to stay open until 5am for England’s World Cup match with Mexico

Kate Devlin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:28:55 GMT

More than 16 million tuned in to watch the Three Lions beat the Democratic Republic of Congo

Russia ‘launched drones to spy on Britain’s nuclear sites’ during 15-month campaign

Kate Devlin — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:59:33 GMT

Researchers say sightings part of ‘Kremlin’s wider unconventional war on Europe’

How Miliband’s ‘green agenda’ could boost his chancellor bid – or cost him the job

Albert Toth — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:39:11 GMT

The former Labour leader is thought to be Andy Burnham’s favourite to take over the Treasury – the choice will send a message to the world about his vision for government, Albert Toth writes

Convicted people smuggler able to live in UK due to Brexit, immigration officers claim

Millie Cooke — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:50:26 GMT

The Immigration Services Union said the UK’s decision to leave the EU has meant we no longer have access to a data-sharing agreement with many countries in the bloc

Britain’s inadequate security has been exposed again. Defence must be Burnham’s top priority

David Maddox — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:41:04 GMT

The revelation that Russia has been spying on European military bases with drones has added to concerns that NATO could be at war with Putin by 2030, David Maddox writes

DWP confirms end of two major benefits in universal credit milestone

Albert Toth — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:01:38 GMT

Exclusive: The announcement marks the end of the years-long rollout of universal credit

Economic impact of Iran war not as big as feared, Treasury insiders will say - but Burnham still faces major defence black hole

Millie Cooke — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT

Despite the boost, Mr Burnham is still set to face a vast number of difficult decisions, including filling a black hole in the government’s defence plans worth up to £15bn