Overhauling workers’ rights could cost businesses around £5bn a year, the government has said. The Employment Rights Bill, which aims to tackle low pay...
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The UK will give Ukraine a £2.26bn loan to buy weapons and other support to fight Russia’s invasion, with the money effectively repaid to the British...
Tougher punishments outside prison are being considered as part of a government review into sentencing. The review will be launched on Tuesday by Justice...
Sir Keir Starmer has praised the King for doing a “fantastic job” after he was heckled by a senator in the Australian parliament. The prime...
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has admitted NHS reform will not happen straight away. The government launched a public consultation on Monday, asking members...
A government minister has refused to rule out raising taxes for higher earners. Stephen Kinnock dodged the question nine times when Sky News’ Kay Burley...
Music and sports ticket sellers would be required to tell fans maximum prices at the start of the buying process under a new proposed law following the Oasis...
A 25-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to assault after throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage during the general election campaign. Victoria Thomas Bowen, from...
A housing minister has lost her building safety brief after Grenfell survivors complained about her attendance at a conference sponsored by a firm criticised...
The son of Jimmy Lai, the tycoon and pro-democracy activist jailed in Hong Kong, has called for “urgent” intervention from the UK as his...
Ministers will oversee the HS2 project as the cost of delivering the high-speed train line has been allowed to “spiral out of control”, the...
The health secretary has warned of “difficult and big choices” coming in the budget, as he refused to rule out that the chancellor will freeze tax...
Kemi Badenoch will have to rebuild the Tory party if she becomes leader and will need to “pivot” by talking to those who are not “diehard...
One in five councillors in England and Wales have received death threats or threats of violence, according to a new survey. The findings from the Local...
Leaders’ statements were an attempt to fortify Western support for Ukraine in the long term, while the elephant in the room lingered. As US President Joe...
The son of Jimmy Lai, the tycoon and pro-democracy activist jailed in China, has called for “urgent” intervention from the UK as his father’s...
