Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’

UK’s likely next PM says Westminster system is ‘broken’ and he will oversee a devolution of power and resources

Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan

Makerfield MP on course to be PM will argue for more decision-making in regions and communities as he sets out platform for government

Lucy Powell agrees Ed Miliband would be ‘good’ as Andy Burnham’s chancellor

Labour deputy leader says she thinks energy secretary would suit Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over posts ‘unedifying’

Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy

As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumers

Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?

In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water

Labour has abandoned the missions that brought it to power. Here’s how Burnham could revive them

With a new prime minister incoming, Labour faces a fundamental question about its economic vision, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels

Unison chief endorses Ed Miliband for chancellor in a Burnham government

Exclusive: Head of trade union backs energy secretary to replace Rachel Reeves, but two other big unions are opposed UK politics live – latest updates

Make pension tax relief only available to savers prepared to invest in UK, Andy Haldane says

British Chambers of Commerce chief calls for ‘home bias’ on retirement savings to close funding gap for SMEs

Reform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’

Exclusive: Rights group says Nigel Farage’s party is reneging on promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign

Reeves backs Burnham to be PM despite reports she may be offered lesser role

Allies lobby to keep chancellor as ‘stable’ choice while Wes Streeting and Ed Miliband also in picture

It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs

To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spokesperson says – as it happened

Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s back

Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

‘Walking a tightrope’: Burnham’s borrowing plans clash with fiscal realities

The man tipped for No 10 could also come under immediate pressure if his chancellor is deemed by bond markets to be too left-wing