Burnham pledges devolution deals and 'stronger public control' of services in first address to MPs

The prime minister focuses on the public control of services and decentralised power, as he faces his first round of ...

Burnham to address MPs for first time as PM, as government borrowing costs rise again

The rate for a 10-year loan to the British government - a 10-year gilt - has risen to 5.23%, the highest since 2008.