Developers face tens of thousands of pounds in fines if they slow down housebuilding under new powers being granted to councils to help deliver 1.5m homes. Under government proposals, housebuilders will need to commit to a timeframe for construction before […]
Kim Leadbeater has hit back at criticism from the Royal College of Psychiatrists over the assisted dying bill and said there had been no drop-off in support for it among MPs before a vote on Friday. The Labour MP said
Keir Starmer is striking a delicate balancing act on the world stage by trying to maintain a good relationship with Donald Trump while giving his full-throated support to Ukraine and pursuing closer ties with the EU. But the prime minister
Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly around Christmas. Grants starting from £20,000 will be handed to the not-for-profit food redistribution sector in England to repackage farm
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Mauritius is holding out over a deal to gain control of the Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving ministers less than a month to rescue the agreement. The government in Mauritius, which took office last month, has made clear it
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Tech employees will be seconded to work in Whitehall for year-long stints to help the UK government function “more like a startup” under plans to rewire the state. Ministers will spend £100m on public sector reform as part of a
The UK government welcomes the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the deputy prime minister said after rebel forces took control of Damascus on Sunday morning. Angela Rayner said that Assad, who has waged a bloody war against his own
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Kim Leadbeater urged MPs to give people “choice, autonomy and dignity at the end of their lives” as she opened a landmark debate on legalising assisted dying. The backbench Labour MP, who has brought forward a bill that would apply
Bridget Phillipson has said she does not know of any cabinet minister who turned down free Taylor Swift tickets amid a row about freebies and the pop star’s security arrangements. The education secretary said she would not accept more free
The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of a trip by David Lammy, the Guardian has learned. Lammy is due to travel to
