Andy Burnham has done it – he’s talking about Brexit. But now what?

Warning: this article includes offensive language and imagery Last weekend, Rupert Lowe MP, leader of Restore Britain, called on “the establishment” to stop referring to...

Andy Burnham has done it – he’s talking about Brexit. But now what?

A number of decisions may now be decided behind closed doors and by unelected bureaucrats instead of in public at a planning committee

A number of decisions may now be decided behind closed doors and by unelected bureaucrats instead of in public at a planning committee

The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Nigel Farage dismisses loss of previous leader as ‘bump in the road’ and says party will ‘carry on as if nothing has happened’

Nigel Farage dismisses loss of previous leader as ‘bump in the road’ and says party will ‘carry on as if nothing has happened’

ALT: Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear

It’s the voters who put the politicians where they are, so shouldn’t we begin there?

East Anglia Bylines launched five years ago to report what others didn't. Last year's million website hits suggest we're getting something right

The Sunday Times says the Reform UK leader failed to register the support supplied by a man who had been convicted of fraud in the US.

Official data completely contradicts Nigel Farage’s false claim that ethnic minorities are favoured at the expense of white children, reports Nafeez Ahmed

Fears over council finances in Newcastle after £7.2mn airport dividend used to plug 'hole' in budget

Thoughts from Northumberland on Brexit

Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decade

Across our region, vulnerable children and young people are being exploited in the service of the drugs trade

Government should not be involved in providing redress to victims of Horizon IT scandal, campaigner tells MPs

Luncheon event at 11th-century castle comes after anti-immigration party made gains in local elections

Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffed

Last month saw the latest step in raising state pension age. But new figures from the Office of National Statistics suggest problems ahead

Reform UK’s pledge to gut existing climate and green policies would cause 500,000 jobs losses, rising to more than 1.4 million people put out of work by 2040, according to new research.

Voters demand something to believe in, but Labour no longer offers vision or the moral high ground

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Robert Marsham’s “Indications of Spring” is an incredible 222-year record of flora and fauna events that still informs climate studies today

Welcome to our politics blog. Our aim is to keep you up-to-date on the political goings-on in East Anglia in the lead-up to the local elections on 7 May

The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

Polls suggest that a swing from Conservative to Reform in May will transform control of our county councils. Should we believe it?

Trump’s repeated threats to leave NATO are worrying, but will he do it? Or has he already undermined NATO so much that it’s beyond repair?