In May 2026, AI assistant GOV.UK Chat launched inside the GOV.UK app. Built on more than 80,000 pages of official guidance, it was designed to answer citizens’ questions on tax, driving, childcare, apprenticeships, and benefits. ...

Yvette Cooper and her new ministerial team now officially have a foot in the door, and can stake their claim on the new Burnham agenda. The appointment of Alison McGovern as Minister for Social Care ...

Public Affairs and policy professionals once again find themselves operating in an entirely altered reality following rapid changes under Andy Burnham’s leadership. Secretaries of State are settling into new roles, special advisers are being reassigned, ...

Andy Burnham has been Prime Minister for barely a week, and the UK media has already produced a staggering volume of coverage on him. Main themes: tax cuts, prison releases, a Scottish Labour resignation, and ...

With Andy Burnham in situ as the new Prime Minister, and a rapid cabinet overhaul still settling, public affairs and policy professionals once again find themselves operating in an entirely altered reality. With the traditional ...

The UK political and media landscapes have never moved faster, with policy changes that used to take months now unfolding quickly. Public affairs professionals tasked with anticipating what lies ahead need data-driven insights to track ...

In the fast-moving world of UK Public Affairs, timing is everything. A single comment made during a select committee hearing, a breaking news interview on morning television, or a candid revelation on a political podcast ...

The UK political landscape continues to evolve at a fast pace, and a figure commanding high speculative attention at the moment is potential future leader Andy Burnham. Widely dubbed the ‘King of the North’, the ...

In an environment where policy and campaign issues traverse multiple channels simultaneously, every single touchpoint alters the message. Vuelio understands the importance of evolving to meet this modern multichannel challenge, which is why we have ...

Political journalists, especially at a local level, are facing an increasing amount of challenges – from being denied entry to council meetings, to facing abuse online. Someone that has seen how the media industry has ...

Following Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement that he will resign as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham has confirmed he will put himself forward as a leadership candidate. For ...

With all eyes on Makerfield, and Andy Burnham’s projected (as per recent polling) election to Parliament, former Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been trying his hardest to get the spotlight back on him; a task ...

Last week, the elections dominated proceedings, and this week, focus will centre on the crucial King’s Speech, a chance for Starmer to swing the seemingly insurmountable tsunami of pressure he faces currently. As this blog ...

The communications landscape has been transformed by the emergence of artificial intelligence, and the traditional tools of PR have had to evolve to keep up. For organisations operating in a world of fragmented media and ...

For the 15th time since March 2023, the resident doctors went on strike following the Easter break, bringing the cumulative cost of the dispute, according to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, to an estimated £3bn. The ...

Determining the future of your communications strategy shouldn’t feel like guesswork. In 2026, the industry is moving from tactical delivery to an era of strategic value, where the most successful teams act as the architects ...

Political reporting in the UK is arguably more splintered and divided than ever before. Combine that with a significant number of younger people losing interest not only in politically-focused news, but in politics completely, the ...

In previous years, the Spring Statement would dominate the political discourse, acting as the sister to the Autumn Budget and providing a focal point to direct public policy and opposition criticism. However, with Chancellor Reeves’ ...

While AI is a powerful catalyst for workflow efficiency and creativity, it is also an accelerant for the spread of false or misleading content. Comms practitioners will have to deal with both sides of artificial ...

Political monitoring tools are specialised intelligence platforms that track and analyse parliamentary, legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder activity to help organisations anticipate political and policy risk. Unlike general media monitoring software, which focuses on press and ...