‘Visible and engaged’: Burnham in listening mode with businesses at Labour party conference

PM reassures firms and chancellor vows help on costs – but unease remains over possible budget tax rises

The Guardian view on Britain’s new chancellor: his purpose must be to protect living standards

Editorial: John Healey has offered a vision, but an energy shock will mean households and businesses need to be offered help in the budget

Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – as it happened

She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’

Labour’s modest reheat of help to buy is worth a try

Turning to George Osborne’s playbook may look awkward, but cutting deposits to 2.5% could jolt a housebuilding sector stuck in a funk

Burnham has a battle plan, with social care the flagship. Risks lie ahead, but Labour now travels in hope

Here in Liverpool, the PM’s ambition for the party – and the country – is evident. There should be no complacency, but also no fear, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for

With the budget only a month away, the chancellor gave little indication of where money will come from to reindustrialise Britain

Healey signals welfare reform push and new apprenticeships scheme

Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in Labour conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget

Burnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic reality

Surging energy bills, higher borrowing costs and rising inflation have left the PM and his chancellor in a fiscal bind

‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference

Exclusive: UK prime minister says delivering fiscal stability would be ‘crucial’ to be able to fix bigger problems

Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers

Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian

The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions

Editorial: The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations

Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation

Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint Global

Capital gains tax: how it works, and the pros and cons of another rise

Increasing the rate of CGT is one of the levers available to the chancellor as he considers revenue-raising options

From idealists to struggling sceptics: how Labour’s majority depends on five progressive voter types – in charts

Analysis reveals groups with sharply contrasting priorities – and who has drifted the most from Labour towards Greens and Reform

UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal

IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU