By: Matt Kenyon

Digital Editor Matt Kenyon is City AM's Digital Editor. He oversees digital strategy for editorial, whilst writing the odd feature for the paper and co-hosting the Business As Usual podcast. You can reach him at matt.kenyon@cityam.com

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What if Andy Burnham had become Labour leader in 2015?

June 24, 2026

On his third try, Andy Burnham looks all but certain to become Labour leader. But what if he had taken the reins of the party eleven years earlier? Matt Kenyon imagines an alternative timeline… 2015 It’s a world that looks a lot like our own. There’s just one, seemingly minor, difference: A cluster of well-meaning [...]
Burnham to lay out economic plan, but markets fear Miliband as Chancellor

June 23, 2026

With more than three weeks to go before he can formally clinch the keys to 10 Downing Street, leadership challenger Andy Burnham is planning to make a major speech on the economy next week. It’s part of an effort to reassure the bond markets – to which he once said we shouldn’t be “in hock” [...]
Oil prices rise as Trump warns of ‘very hard’ strikes against Iran

June 11, 2026

President Trump has escalated his threats against the Iranian regime, announcing on social media that the US will hit Iran “very hard” tonight if a peace deal cannot be reached. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US President suggested that American forces could take Kharg Island, a crucial oil export artery for [...]
Podcast: Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan, GSK’s $10bn mega-deal, and could the World Cup rescue pubs?

June 10, 2026

In today’s episode of City AM’s Business As Usual podcast, we get stuck in the top stories of the day – from a major pharma M&A deal to a US software giant poised to take legal action against the Mayor of London. City Editor Simon Hunt gives his round up of major markets stories, as Pharma giant [...]
Podcast: Nvidia chief dismisses tech sell-off, Brewdog founder promises comeback, Hamilton calls for no more billionaires

June 9, 2026

In today’s episode of City AM’s Business As Usual podcast, we get stuck in the top stories of the day – from a catastrophic start to the week in the Asian markets to the ex-reality TV star making a killing off non-alcoholic spirits. City Editor Simon Hunt gives his round up on the major business [...]
Debt-saddled grads ‘risk earning less than minimum wage’ five years after leaving uni

June 8, 2026

For nearly half of all university courses, those in the bottom quarter of the cohort end up earning less than minimum wage five years on from graduating, according to a new report on the outcomes crisis in higher education. The think tank Policy Exchange has found that rampant grade inflation and an explosion in university [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Hackney?

May 6, 2026

CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results Voters go to the polls in Hackney for the local elections against the backdrop of a council tax hike and a government funding surge, the previously Labour-dominated borough looks to be a testing ground for Green support in London. In 2022, Sir Keir Starmer’s party [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Greenwich?

May 6, 2026

CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results As voters head to the polls in Greenwich, the Labour stronghold is set to see a rise in Green support amidst a hike in council tax and a cut in central government funding of the local authority. Back in 2022 Labour secured an overwhelming majority [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Enfield?

May 6, 2026

CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results Voters are going to the polls in the Labour and Conservative battleground of Enfield in the local elections, against a backdrop of higher council tax and substantially boosted government funding for the Council. In this latest set of local elections in May, results in Enfield [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Ealing?

May 6, 2026

Voters are heading to the polls in the Labour stronghold of Ealing, against a backdrop of controversial developments, an increasingly split electoral map, and a hike in council tax. In the West London borough of Ealing, Labour is defending one of its strongest majorities in London at this latest set of local elections. Back [...]

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