President Donald Trump spoke with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday as tensions build between the two governments over Russia’s war in Ukraine and the possibility of renewed US escalation against Iran.

The UK government is looking to remove standing charges on gas bills, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, as part of the Labour government’s efforts to blunt the impact of surging energy costs.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds signaled he’s open to hitting Chinese electric vehicles with tariffs to win enhanced access to European markets, but would make the call based on UK needs not demands from the EU.

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey won’t increase the UK’s tax on capital gains in his budget next week, as he relies instead on a levy on bank revenues to fund the Labour government’s plans.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s bid to break from Keir Starmer’s premiership by focusing more on UK domestic policy and less on global events is proving near impossible in Donald Trump’s world.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out any future partnership with the left-wing Green Party after it adopted a motion stating “Zionism is racism.”

British business leaders have warned Chancellor John Healey that their ability to hire more young workers is contingent on the scale of tax hikes planned for the upcoming budget, according to people familiar with the matter.

The UK government sought to play down Andy Burnham’s claim of Russian interference in the Brexit vote of 10 years ago, ahead of what is likely to be a fraught debate over the prime minister’s plan for closer ties with the European Union.

Ahead of laying out a platform of tax cuts aimed at affluent Britons at her party’s annual convention, opposition leader Kemi Badenoch told journalists: “We are going back to the authentic Conservative Party that people knew and loved.”

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to more than halve the number of people paying the UK’s inheritance tax, as she seeks to re-establish the opposition party’s tax-cutting credentials and draw clearer lines with Labour and Reform UK.

UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch played down initial claims her plans for a £10 billion ($13.2 billion) air defense program would amount to a British “iron dome” after the proposal came under scrutiny.

Britain’s mayors will be given a 20% share in any revenue growth from local business taxes to spend on their policies, under a proposal by Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would drop the UK’s pensions triple lock to help fund a new national social care service, saying he was willing to pay a political price to fix a crucial issue.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to reopen some of the UK’s most vexing debates, from Brexit to pensions to the electoral system, in a sweeping and at times tearful call for change that resets British politics.

Andy Burnham will pitch for honest political debate as the antidote to populism, as he reveals his plans for taking on thorny issues at his party’s annual conference.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will set out details for how he plans to fund proposed reforms of care for the elderly in his Labour Party conference speech on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is looking at ways to curb soaring UK spending on benefits, including tighter welfare eligibility rules for young people, potentially reopening a debate that sped the downfall of his predecessor.

Andy Burnham has shown little patience for one of Britain’s oldest political traditions: debating whether the prime minister will call an early election.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham displayed a willingness to take on one of the toughest policy traps in British policies by pledging to overhaul care for the elderly. He also indicated he may introduce new taxes to pay for it.

Andy Burnham will tell the Labour Party faithful next week that he’s the leader who’ll deliver the hope and change they so badly want. The underlying message is slightly more nuanced: stick with me because things might get worse before they get better.