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This week, Kemi Badenoch roasted the prime minister at PMQs with gag after gag. But while the leader of the opposition looks feisty, are some Labour MPs also beginning to wonder if Andy Burnham has th...
Despite John Healey’s defiance, the economy faces threats from a tech slowdown and energy bills this winterAI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two yearsThe forecasters were clear wh...
Britain’s national wealth fund invests £113m in UForce, whose equipment has been used heavily in war with RussiaA London-based naval drone maker founded by Ukrainians has reached a £4.5bn valuation af...
A Suffolk MP says the government tells him the threat was not imminent.
Exclusive: Madeleine Alessandri, former chair of joint intelligence committee, will take on role of advising No 10 on climate-related national security risksThe UK government has appointed the world’s...
There is a growing expectation among senior Labour figures that drilling in the oil field will be given the green light.
Retailer’s management to seek two-week extension of legal protection from creditors in high courtMPs have accused the owner of Poundland of extracting millions of pounds from the budget retailer when...
Paralympian Richard Whitehead ‘gobsmacked’ at Tory leader’s speech over proposed £36bn welfare cutsThe double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead has criticised Kemi Badenoch for “weaponising hi...
This blog is now closedHere are some more comments on the report for the Casey commission released today looking at how social care is run in England. (See 9.56am.)This is from Natasha Curry, deputy d...
Exclusive: Equalities minister accuses Tories of ‘chasing Reform into the gutter’ as they drop support for planned law to ban conversion practicesKemi Badenoch has “no interest in supporting LGBT+ peo...
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy expected to meet leaders from TV, film and publishing and could legislate if voluntary action is deemed insufficientMinisters have given the entertainment industry an ulti...
Departure of Tom Waterhouse, Reform’s ‘latest fall guy’, will be blow to party amid push towards professionalisationReform UK’s general secretary has left the role as Nigel Farage’s party continues to...
Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff also says the ‘thicket of rules’ about how PMs operate should be cleared awayKeir Starmer’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, has called for a rethink of “q...
Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divide...
We would like to hear what you would like Andy Burnham to prioritise in his 10-year plan for governmentOn the day Andy Burnham became PM, he declared that “later this year” he would “bring forward a n...
Prime minister tells Kemi Badenoch at PMQs that flagship strategy will be revealed before Commons Christmas recessThe government’s 10-year plan will emerge by mid-December, Andy Burnham has told MPs,...
Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfieldComment: KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarm...
Exclusive: Ed Miliband says sci-fi scenarios of destruction ‘now regular occurrences’, as he prepares to address Cop31The national security of all countries is at risk from the climate crisis, as “sci...
Kemi Badenoch attacked reforms but is not being clear about how party would meet costs, Torsten Bell claimsKemi Badenoch’s Conservatives would have to raise the state pension age above 70 to meet the...
Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performersWhitehall is too “tame, reactive and risk-averse”, the cabinet secretary has said, as she set out a “comple...