‘I am not going to walk away’, says Starmer as Burnham pitches debate on ’how politics needs to change’ – as it happened

The prime minister said he wouldn’t be setting out a timetable to stand down if Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection

Andy Burnham’s change in tack on fiscal rules and bond markets is understandable

Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investors

Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bn

Chancellor has been under pressure to extend 5p temporary cut at an estimated cost to government of £2.4bn a year

Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecasts

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’

Comments come after Andy Burnham says he would renationalise water and other businesses as PM

The challenge of how to look after an ageing population has been ducked by politicians for too long

May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and now perhaps Starmer: each one was brought low for a reason. But what if the deeper problem is the office itself?

UK government borrowing costs jump amid political uncertainty and oil price rise that fuelled inflation worries

Wes Streeting or Andy Burnham could launch a leadership bid – here are policies from which they could choose

Climate and transport organisations warn ministers not to ‘sleepwalk into crisis’ amid Iran war oil and gas shortages

Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers

Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of ‘clear violations’ of Ofcom’s due impartiality rules

Chancellor says ‘now not the time to put economic stability at risk’ as ONS records 0.3% growth in first month of Iran war