Andy Burnham: “It would be a "dereliction of duty" not to explore a deeper partnership with the bloc”

I can tell the House today that I have asked the Chancellor and the Energy Secretary (Miatta Fahnbulleh) to look at whether we can remove standing charges from gas bills and to report back to this House at the earliest opportunity.

I’m delighted to welcome His Majesty The Sultan to the UK – the UK and Oman have built a friendship which generates real benefits for people at home, and I look forward to shaping the next chapter of our relationship.

Proposed agreements could add the equivalent of more than £10 billion annually to the UK economy by 2040

Maintaining the current relationship with the EU was "not good enough" for Britain