Gordon 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

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

Former PM Gordon Brown has called for action on the energy crisis.

Former Prime Ministers seem to now have the answers - YP Letters

Rachel Reeves has said Labour would take action over excess charging on prepayment meters.

Rachel Reeves says Labour would end 'morally wrong' prepayment meter premiums

Liz Truss, pictured, and Rish Sunak should put their differences aside and come to a consensus on how to deal with the cost of living crisis.

Leadership hopefuls should work together on crisis - The Yorkshire Post says

Boris Johnson will leave decisions on further cost-of-living support to his successor.

Boris Johnson rejects Gordon Brown's plea to agree emergency cost-of-living help

Jacob Rees-Mogg. Pic: Getty.

Ruffling feathers is all part of being a strong leader - Sarah Todd
STRONG leaders shouldn’t be afraid of ruffling feathers.

Sir Keir Starmer. Picture: Getty.

Leader of the Opposition role is a poisoned chalice - Yorkshire Post Letters

Private rented homes will be subjected to new rules as part of the Levelling Up agenda (image: NationalWorld)

Landlords could be forced to upgrade '800,000 homes' under new Levelling Up Whit...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been keeping his distance - literally - from the Prime Minister this week as pressure grows on Boris Johnson to resign.

Why Rishi Sunak snubbed Boris Johnson at PMQs – Tom Richmond

Sir Keir Starmer. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Sir Keir Starmer is held back by Labour's past - Bernard Ingham

Readers have reacted with anger after Tony Blair was awarded a knighthood by the Queen in the New Year honours.

‘War criminal’ Tony Blair’s knighthood insults us all – Yorkshire Post Letters

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for proposed reforms to football governance to go ahead.

Brown backs calls for Premier League transfer tax labelled by Leeds as 'Maoism'

A girl receives a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign at an elementary school in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, December 23, 2021.

Christmas vaccine injustice is ‘stain on global soul’ – The Yorkshire Post says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle speak during the 2021 Global Citizen Live festival at the Great Lawn, Central Park on September 25, 2021 in New York City. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images.

We live a global life but have yet to take responsibility for it - David Alcock

Former premier Gordon Brown is pressing for global action on Covid vaccines.

Rich nations must share jab supplies – Yorkshire Post Letters

An activist sits on a toilet at the entrance to Downimng Street to protest against raw sewage dumping in the rivers and seas around the UK after leaving the EU

Peers who kicked up raw sewage stink deserve our thanks – Tom Richmond

Gordon Brown's record as Chancellor and Prime Minister continues to come under scrutiny.

Budget 2021: Gordon Brown errors busted finances – Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Michael J Robinson, Park Lane, Berry Brow, Huddersfield.

The dynamics of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak's relationship will come under scrutiny in Budget 2021.

Johnson and Sunak must learn from Blair-Brown feud – Andrew Vine

Gordon Brown. Pic: Victoria Jones/PA Wire.

BBC's New Labour documentary overlooks the errors of Gordon Brown - YP Letters

Why do so many people support Boris Johnson when the country faces so many crises?

Public ignorance lets Boris Johnson off the hook – Yorkshire Post Letters

A new BBC documentary has looked at the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown during the New Labour era.

What Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were really like to work with

Gordon Brown has been given a new role with the World Health Organisation.

Gordon Brown role exposes world health failure over pandemic – Jason Reed

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is leading a 'constitutional commission' for Labour. Picture: PA

Gordon Brown's review to shape Labour's devolution policies for next election

Ed Balls. Picture : Nicky Johnson/PA.

Former chancellor and Yorkshire MP Ed Balls talks about his ‘midlife crisis’, hi...

Gordon Brown has called for leaders to take action on vaccine inequality

Gordon Brown urges leaders to tackle ‘vaccine inequality that shames the world’

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak remain the subject of a briefing war.

Truth behind Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak rift – Tom Richmond

Tony Blair was Prime Minister from 1997 until 2007.

What Tony Blair can teach Boris Johnson as Cabinet papers released – The Yorkshi...

The summit has seen leaders including Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron descend on Cornwall’s Carbis Bay to discuss how to share vaccine supply fairly across developing countries in the first meeting of the G7 since 2019.

Boris Johnson promises £100m of vaccines for poorer countries as G7 summit ends

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Photo by Duncan McGlynn/Getty Images.

Gordon Brown's call to G7 for £22bn vaccination effort - The Yorkshire Post says

Gordon Brown has called for the mass vaccination of the world to be the primary focus of the G7 summit (Photos: Getty Images and Shutterstock)

UK and other wealthy countries should help pay for global vaccination, Gordon Br...

Should Boris Johnson cut taxes to boost the economy?

Boris Johnson should emulate Churchill’s tax cutting strategy – John O’Connell

Barnsley Central MP and South Yorkshire metro mayor Dan Jarvis. Photo: JPI Media

Mayors are 'vital voice' in Gordon Brown's commission to fix 'broken democracy'

Mary Berry, uses vintage opera glasses to cast her eye on the detail of the celebrities’ ingredients, techniques and culinary skills from the mezzanine, a vantage point shared with judges Angela Hartnett and Chris Bavin. Picture: PA Photo/BBC/Keo Films.

Cookery show literally goes the distance to keep Mary Berry safe in Covid era

Boris Johnson is facing growing pressure over his handling of Covid.

No past PM would have handled pandemic as well as Boris Johnson – Bill Carmichae...

Keir Starmer is promising more devolved powers if Labour wins the next election

Baroness Dido Harding, Executive Chair of NHS Test and Trace, in Westminster, London. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Dido Harding’s eight-month silence in the House of Lords must end: Tom Richmond

Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans this week for a 'green revolution'. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

The serious bumps in the road to a greener future - Bill Carmichael

Should the TV licence remain free for over-75s?

BBC gives good value, despite its faults, for 42p a day – Yorkshire Post Letters

Covid-19 outbreaks have been reported in universities around the country, including Manchester Metropolitan.

Universities and their role in pandemic – Yorkshire Post Letters

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves No 11 Downing Street last week for the House of Commons to give MPs details of his Winter Economy Plan. Photo: PA

Nearly 100,000 workers in industries deemed not 'viable' in Yorkshire

Boris Johnson during his 'build. build. build' speech in Dudley on Tuesday.

All Boris Johnson does is ‘build’ on his failings – Jayne Dowle

Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the furlough scheme as a response to economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

A quarter of UK workers are now furloughed - and unemployment levels could rocke...

A group of Bevin Boys - young men conscripted to work in British coal mines during World War II, set off on a cross-country run in full pit-gear during a fitness exercise at Chisley Colliery in Kent, 16th February 1944. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rare pictures of Britain’s ‘forgotten army’ of Bevin Boys

Norman Hunter kisses his medal, presented by Prime Minister Gordon Brown for representing his country in the 1966 World Cup. (Picture:: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire)

Leeds United’s Norman Hunter deserving of more England caps

Should former prime ministers like Theresa May make a return to frontline politics to assist the coronavirus crisis?

Bring back Theresa May, Tony Blair and ex-PMs to aid Boris Johnson: Tom Richmond