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Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Burnham hands Ukraine missile tech on £3bn war bill

Burnham's first trip abroad hands MBDA a bigger Ukraine order book, on top of a war bill already running at £3bn a year.

Unite Community protest against Universal Credit in Norwich during a day of action by Unite Community nationwide

Defence spending pledge left unfunded

Treasury minister Lucy Rigby admits no plan exists to fund a £4.7bn defence gap, as disabled claimants lose £47 a week…

Cost of living protest at Parliament Square, London

Fuel surge; adviser backs Miliband

Households face the sharpest fuel-price rise since 2022 as Burnham inherits a £4.7bn defence gap, and his own Treasury…

Aid cuts by UK, Germany and France could cause 11.5 million preventable deaths, research finds

Aid cuts by UK, Germany and France could cause 11.5 million preventable deaths, research finds

New research warns aid cuts by UK, Germany and France could cause 11.5 million preventable deaths in low-income…