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

Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trains

Andy Burnham hails nationalisation of much-criticised service between London, Birmingham and Glasgow

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

What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers

Government announcement sparks a rally in FTSE-listed housebuilders, but there are still a lot of unknowns

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 dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay

Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’

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

Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources

Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales

Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation

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

‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London

Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problems