Is Andy Burnham talking about the right stuff?

There’s fallout from the U.K.’s move to announce sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel is closing the U.K.’s consulate in Jerusalem and considering other measures. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at the reaction and wonder if the new PM should also be giving attention to other matters overseas.

Elsewhere, Sam’s got a story about a big government growth initiative which, so far, has not done much. And is the bleak economic picture making John Healey’s budget harder by the day?