Gordon Brown

'During the last Labour government Gordon Brown told us that he had put an end to boom and bust'. PIC: Scott Merrylees

Only a matter of time before next financial crash - Andy Brown
There are some events that political commentators make a big fuss about which are scarcely remembered ten weeks later. Really significant events like the financ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during a TV interview. PIC: Toby Shepheard/PA Wire

What is the point of Burnham’s ‘cost of living tour’? - Jayne Dowle

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives and greets staff at No 10 North. PIC: James Speakman/The Times/PA Wire

Time is ticking on social care reform - Ismail Mulla

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons.

Andy Burnham: Who is 'King of the North' poised to become next PM

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London, as he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision. Picture date: Monday June 22, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer resigns: What happens next and who could replace him?

The right-wing group, labelled “racist, antisemitic and homophobic” by then-home secretary Amber Rudd, was outlawed in December 2016 after a series of rallies and incidents, including praise for the murder of MP Jo Cox.

What happened to Jo Cox? 10 years since MP murdered in West Yorkshire

Energy giant Centrica has announced a £2.4 million partnership with Multibank in a huge boost to the charity set up by former prime minister Gordon Brown. ( Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire )

Centrica unveils deal with ex-PM’s charity to aid families

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre left) speaking during a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London. PIC: Richard Pohle/The Times/PA Wire

Lack of business experience in Government is telling - Andrew Vine

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Andy Burnham could be this Government’s last hope - David Behrens

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

We risk making the same mistakes that led to financial crash - Andy Brown

US ambassador praises a charity set up by Gordon Brown (Victoria Jones/PA)

End two-child benefit cap by hiking gambling taxes, Gordon Brown says

13 Amazon employees and their children joined the mini medics class

Doncaster children learn lifesaving skills at Amazon

Prince William and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Sheffield today to celebrate the second anniversary of His Royal Highness' homeless prevention initiative Homewards.

Prince William meets pupils at Sheffield secondary school

The Million Tree Challenge is an ambition that seeks to plant a million trees across the city by 2031

Amazon Doncaster team supports tree-planting project

Olena Mykhaylyk.

Doncaster Amazon team packs hundreds of literacy kits to donate to families in n...

(l-r) Nicky Spence and Grant Goldspink.

Doncaster Amazon team packs hundreds of hygiene kits to donate to families in ne...

EXPERT: Kieran Maguire (left) with Kevin Day, host of the Price of Football podcast which is coming to Rotherham United in April (Image courtesy of University of Liverpool)

Trump tariffs could make owners think twice but there's always someone else

Wakefield business makes £1,000 donation to bereavement charity

Wakefield business makes £1,000 donation to bereavement charity

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to Premier Modular in Driffield, Humberside. Picture: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire

YBS is urging Rachel Reeves to show caution over future of cash ISAs

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott at the opening of the Bankside Pier in Southwark, south London.

John Prescott funeral: Blair, Brown, Starmer among mourners for ex-deputy PM

Amazon volunteers lend a helping hand at Temple Newsam

Amazon volunteers lend a helping hand at Temple Newsam
Employees from Amazon in Leeds have volunteered at a nature reserve alongside Leeds City Council.
Lauren Graham

'One of the achievements that Margaret Thatcher was proudest of was privatisation'.

How do Margaret Thatcher’s policies stand up to the test of time? - Andy Brown

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Leeds Rhinos Foundation welcomes Amazon donation

Rotherham Hospice receives donation from Amazon

Amazon Doncaster supports South Yorkshire hospice

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Amazon Doncaster supports South Yorkshire hospice

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves during an 'in conversation' event the Labour Party Conference. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Why the Government should bring back Sure Start children’s centres - Jayne Dowle

Wakefield Riding for the Disabled Association

Amazon team supports Wakefield equine charities

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

How the Government will continue to back the film industry - Lisa Nandy

Amazon relay for Action for Sport

Amazon team’s £14,000 relay for charity

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: James Manning/PA Wire

Winter Fuel Payment special: Labour faces revolt as pensioners left ‘betrayed’
Less than two months ago, Sir Keir Starmer and Labour swept to power with a historic landslide.
Ralph Blackburn

Amazon Doncaster has visited Woodfield Primary School for a reading event

Balby school welcomes Amazon for day of reading

Doncaster School for the Deaf pupils and staff with Amazon representatives

Amazon backs Doncaster School for the Deaf

Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Gordon Brown deserves praise for his handling of the banking crisis - YP Letters

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference after his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street. PIC: Claudia Greco/PA Wire

The issue of building on ‘green belt’ isn’t black and white - David Behrens

Amazon Wakefield team makes donation to Zarach

Amazon Wakefield team makes donation to children’s charity

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

Green Party's Caroline Lucas speaking during the party's general election campaign launch. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Why tactical voting is not the answer - Andy Brown

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a primary school in Middlesbrough. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Taxing private schools will price out aspirational parents - Daxa Patel

Lesley Wild, who was a key figure in Bettys and Taylors in Harrogate for four decades and was formerly Chair, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. (Picture James Hardisty)

All of the Yorkshire folk recognised in the King's Birthday Honours

The Union flag flies outside the Berlaymont building, the Headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. PIC: PA

Brexit has been the best decision in almost 500 years - Yorkshire Post Letters

Frank Field.

Frank Field obituary: 'An independent voice with a burning commitment both to ta...

File photo dated 18/04/88 of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the European single market conference in London. PIC: PA/PA Wire

What is Margaret Thatcher’s actual legacy as Prime Minister? - Andy Brown

Harrogate Library. (Pic credit: Google)

North Yorkshire locations offering warm spaces for local communities this winter

Claire Douglas and Sir Keir Starmer.

Council leader urges Sir Keir Starmer to fund local authorities differently

Thousands of jobs are at risk as retailer Wilko confirms collapse.

Wilko ‘could be saved’ by rival discount chains according to experts

'Affordable housing, with either one or two bedrooms houses gives opportunities for first time buyers to get on the housing market'. PIC: Gerard Binks

Exodus of mentors having a negative impact on construction skills - YP Letters

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the launch of the party's fifth and final mission on breaking down the barriers to opportunity at every stage, for every child, at Mid Kent College in Gillingham in Kent. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is right oracy is an important skill - Jayne Dowle

Tory ministers will not be happy with the new ‘no plus-one’ rule for King Charles III coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Tory ministers in uproar after major king’s coronation rule change

'It was a little disappointing to hear Sir Keir Starmer’s lukewarm response to calls for a wider Yorkshire deal'.

Strong case for One Yorkshire devolution - Sir Stephen Houghton

The launch at Leeds University of the report of the commission chaired by Gordon Brown into the future of the union of the United Kingdom. PIC: PA

Everything still to play for when on One Yorkshire devolution - John Grogan

Labour wants to replace the existing House of Lords with an elected assembly representative of the communities and nations of the UK. PIC: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Why Labour's plans for further devolution are flawed - Bernard Ingham

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (right), former Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) and Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, at Nexus, University of Leeds, in Yorkshire, to launch a report on constitutional change and political reform that would spread power, wealth and opportunity across the UK. Picture date: Monday December 5, 2022.

My concerns on how Labour's political reform plan will be viewed: David Blunkett

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (right), former Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) and Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, at Nexus, University of Leeds, in Yorkshire, to launch a report on constitutional change and political reform.

Gordon Brown's devolution plans would turn UK into mini-EU: Bill Carmichael

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media during a visit to Shawlands in Glasgow. Picture date: Friday December 2, 2022. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Labour to unveil devolution deal for Yorkshire and UK

Demand for foodbanks has been on the rise for a while now. Highlighting the need to take action on poverty.

Poverty isn't a short-term crisis, it is a long-term trend - Ben Ryan

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 05: Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses activists as he attends a drive-in rally for Labour supporters with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ahead of tomorrows polling day in the parliamentary elections on May 5, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. The election campaign entered its final day, political party leaders were out campaigning on the final day before voters go to the polls to vote in the Scottish Parliamentary election on Thursday, May 6. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tracy Brabin joins Gordon Brown in campaign to stop benefit cuts

The suggestion was made in a draft of a constitutional review led by former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Labour Party told to scrap the House of Lords in leaked policy review

David Blunkett is right to bemoan the Tory leadership race but 'democracy is hostage to people’s willingness to participate in it', says reader.

'Democracy is hostage to people’s willingness to participate in it' - YP Letters

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