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Treasury spokesperson says disability benefits would also be limited under Reform, but Bank of England would stay independentReform UK would restore the two-child benefit cap in full, Robert Jenrick h...
Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemploymentMinisters are considering a slower rise in the minimum wage for younger workers, amid fears over rising...
A thinktank called Labour Together, linked to Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney, has been exposed for investigating journalists who were looking into the group’s funding. One of those journalists was...
A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately.
Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.
Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’Nigel Farage has unveiled the first part of Reform UK’s frontbench team, saying it shows that t...
Moves come after Gordon Brown’s claim that files show that US sex offender used Stansted airport in Essex to ‘fly in girls’ British police have expanded their interest in the convicted sex offender Je...
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says current plans to refurbish the Palace of Westminster are "out of control".
Postponing such elections has been done before but there were key differences this time, including a legal challengeNorfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-tur...
Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers• What made ministers think they could delay local elections?A Norfolk council leade...
Official rules say government should keep gifts worth more than £140 unless ministers pay the value over that limitKeir Starmer has bought a pair of personalised silver cufflinks which were given to h...
Claims emerge after the Cabinet Office said there was only one complaint about Antonia Romeo's conduct which was dismissed after an inquiry.
Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top teamNigel Farage is speaking.He starts by saying that 4.6m voters will get the r...
Keir Starmer and his team knew last week that delays to council elections would need to be reversed.
Here are the briefs – and some of the views – of Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Richard Tice and Zia YusufNigel Farage has named the first four members of Reform UK’s frontbench team. Here are thei...
Leader Nigel Farage says Reform is "the voice of opposition" to Labour, as he unveils his new top team.
Opposition councillor says 20,000-home development in Adlington put forward with ‘no consultation, no scrutiny’A Cheshire council leader is being urged to resign after it emerged he had written a lett...
Exclusive: Council in one of England’s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children’s social care billKeir Starmer is facing a mass resignation of Labour councillors in one of Engl...
The business committee will discuss whether to "take this investigation forward" when they meet next Tuesday, Byrne says.
Programme launched by last Tory government was worked on by Deloitte and IBM but was paused in 2024Business live – latest updatesThe UK government has shelved a project to simplify trade border proces...