Lucy Powell

Education Secretary Lucy Powell

Change will come on antisemitism in England’s schools – Education Secretary

Lucy Powell delivering an address

Change will come on antisemitism in England’s schools – Education Secretary

Bridget Phillipson, Labour Party Chair, outside Downing Street

Labour not complacent over next election, party chair insists, after poll bounce

Andy Burnham and Lucy Powell in hi-vis

Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell

Migrants standing on a quayside after disembarking a boat

Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian premier Mark Carney at the Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers match (Paul Cooper/Daily Telegraph/PA)

Analysis Does anybody other than the PM want football's booze ban to be lifted?

Migrants disembark a boat in a harbour

Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day

A small boat at sea carrying migrants

‘Can’t stop everything,’ minister says after two migrant boats arrive undetected

Lucy Powell in a hard hat

Education Secretary insists new vocational GCSEs are not ‘dumbing down’ system

Union demands graded Ofsted inspections halt amid fears they pose risk to life

Former health secretary Alan Milburn

UK needs ‘tough love’ approach to young people on benefits – Alan Milburn

Crash on A66 South Bank

Schools to close early over expected ‘traffic disruption’ for A66 crash funeral

The late Gary Shaw with the European Cup

Ice-cream vans, Buck Rogers, and the return of Harry and Meg

Lucy Powell speaks to young people getting their GCSEs

Young people who do not pass GCSE English and maths face ‘blockage’, Powell says

Pupils collect their GCSE results in Eaglescliffe, North Yorkshire

Top GCSE grades rise but key pass rate returns to pre-pandemic levels

Jason Arday’s family: ‘Campaign of misinformation was too much for him’

A-level students sit an A-level maths exam inside a sports hall

Students to receive eagerly anticipated A-level results
A record number of 18-year-olds could be successful in securing their first-choice university on results day, Ucas said.
Ellie Ng, Press Association Education Correspondent

A man walking into a polling station

Vote counting to begin in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election

A polling station sign

Polls close in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election

Donald Trump visit to Scotland

Donald Trump celebrates reports Andy Burnham could back more North Sea drilling

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham to promise ‘breathing room’ as he takes over as prime minister

Andy Burnham at a Labour rally in Gravesend

Scrapping digital ID will help focus on cost of living – Labour deputy leader

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham in pledge to be ‘unashamedly Labour’ as he becomes party leader

Labour leadership

No 10 ‘boys club’ briefing culture will change under Andy Burnham – Lucy Powell

Andy Burnham going through gates

Burnham to pledge ‘circuit-breaker’ for Britain in devolution and economy speech

Andy Burnham

Senior figures say Labour united behind Burnham and dismiss prospect of election

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United – Sky Bet Championship – Hillsborough

‘Giant of the Labour movement’ Roy Hattersley dies

Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street

Starmer seeks to regain initiative amid Makerfield by-election
Allies of Andy Burnham have suggested he may not launch a bid for the top job immediately if he returns to Westminster.
Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent

Sir Keir Starmer head and shoulders

Starmer defies calls to quit as prospect of leadership challenge mounts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking to the media after meeting Labour Party members during a visit to AFC Wimbledon in south London

Starmer pledges to offer more hope as he continues to resist calls to quit

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members

Starmer defies calls to quit after electoral bloodbath for Labour

Local elections 2026

Powell supports Starmer on eve of elections but backs Burnham return as MP

Oh Carol, I love it when you talk Brexit

Mark Andrews: MP's Summer of Sex, and Tesco's shopping revolution Mark Andrews

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during the launch of the Labour Party's local elections campaign. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Plus PM's pledge on housebuilding during visit to Wolverhampton

Burnham would ‘probably’ have won by-election, says Labour deputy leader

Greens ‘won the argument’ on blocking Reform in by-election, Lucy Powell admits

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

Gorton and Denton by-election is choice between hope and hate, Greens say

Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal

Matt Goodwin named as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election

Burnham says he plans to stand in by-election

Khan urges Labour not to block Burnham by-election candidacy

Labour deputy leader appears to warn against blocking Burnham by-election bid

Labour MPs to gather amid speculation over Burnham Westminster bid

Labour must unite behind Starmer or risk losses to Reform, deputy leader says

YouTube star Angryginge crowned winner of I’m A Celebrity 2025

Plus 'We're not going to turn the country around with one Budget': Labour deputy Lucy...

Streeting calls for Starmer to sack ‘self-defeating’ briefers

Four Labour MPs suspended for rebelling on welfare have the whip restored

Headache for Starmer as splits erupt over tax hikes and minister breaks rules

Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

Streeting: Labour needs to counter ‘growing sense of despair’ and deliver

Labour not ‘bold enough’ says Powell as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell says Labour not ‘bold enough’ in office as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leadership race to add to Starmer’s headaches

Powell expected to be named Labour’s new deputy leader

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