Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliament

Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliament

Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern prime minister in half a century. The Guardian's Richard Partington, who also gre...

Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout

Exclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal

Weaker growth, rising energy costs and persistent inflation mean Britain could face tougher times in the autumn

Alan Milburn has outlined a generation cut adrift by austerity. We must grasp the nettle and rebuild a preventive state

Alan Milburn has outlined a generation cut adrift by austerity. We must grasp the nettle and rebuild a preventive state

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16

Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role

Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role

Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy

Split vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrel

UK’s inequalities expose splits in consumer economy, with spending suffering and a decline in savings among the poorest

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century

Fifa’s orchestration of incompatible or frankly absurd corporate sponsorship suggests the balance may have tipped too far

The home secretary, favourite to take over at No 11, has minimal economic credentials and many MPs would prefer Ed Miliband

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews

Despite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997

Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back foot

Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats

Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU

Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EU

Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for those thinking about how to rejoin the EU

A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or trai...

Alan Milburn’s landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK £125bn a year and warns of ‘lost generation’

Government-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training warns ‘we have neither a system or a plan to deal with it’

Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m

Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says report by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’

Just 4% of self-employed workers are putting cash into pensions, with ‘large groups across the UK facing a severe cliff-edge’

Bookies’ favourite to replace Keir Starmer tones down stance on government borrowing to assuage City investors

Washington-based fund praises Rachel Reeves for aiming to cut budget deficit as it upgrades growth forecasts

As Keir Starmer’s leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrous

Whoever wins the Labour leadership tussle, the chancellor’s prospects for staying inpost have risen given the surprise GDP boost

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewal

Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain markets’ confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace Starmer

Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government finances

Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflict

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support