16-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com

What did Keir Starmer actually achieve?

Outgoing prime minister says UK is ‘in better shape’ than two years ago, but in range of policy areas the picture is mixed

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UK economy grew 0.1% in May

An unelucidating post about the UK’s mysterious ‘Other’ direct debits

Thames Water warns over future as Burnham eyes state control

Number of higher and additional UK taxpayers rises 35% in 3 years

UK statistics agency struggles to hire interviewers to restore survey quality

Shabana Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Andy Burnham

Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Burnham

The UK finally has a blueprint for innovation — now it must act on it

VAT is Burnham’s best tax-raising tool if UK public finances go off track, says OECD

Annual pay for nannies in the UK home counties nears £60,000

Unprecedented UK stretch above 30C stokes ‘firewave’ and strains emergency services

‘Buy now, pay later’ rules could exclude millions, warn consumer groups

Britain does not need looser fiscal rules. It needs better ones

HMRC warning over ‘red flag’ in pay packets