Rowena Mason

Net migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest

Starmer has a reasonable list of achievements in power but has undermined himself with a lack of political storytelling

Senior staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for highest performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil service

Senior civil servants will get bonuses for exceptional performance for the first time under a new system that Darren Jones, the Cabinet Office minister, said would reward the “doers, not the talkers”.

Exclusive: Top official presented idea in Brussels, but sources say EU rebuffed it

The UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British trade back into Europe, the Guardian can reveal.

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Rowena Mason The UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone

Andy Burnham may have big ambitions, but the team charged with propelling him to parliament is tiny and run on a shoestring.

Manchester mayor continues to hone his political story, but will need deep organisation to win and wield power

Prime minister says ‘£5m question still remains’, as pressure grows on Reform UK leader over Christopher Harborne gift