After Starmer’s ‘gloom’, Labour MPs want some cheer
Some Labour MPs are calling for a positive message from the government as Parliament returns from recess....
Minister faces claims he threatened firm in old job
The Tories says there are “serious” questions to answer over Lord Hendy’s appointment....
Cronyism probe launched after donor allegations
A review of appointments to some Government jobs has been launched after accusations of cronyism. Labour has defended the appointment of three people to top...
‘Ants are everywhere’: Labour MP’s tenants reveal condition of flats
Jas Athwal – Parliament’s biggest landlord – rents properties with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC discovers....
10,000 homes on ex-military bases were never built
A deal to build houses at seven sites across England was quietly shelved, the BBC can reveal....
Reeves under growing pressure on winter fuel payments
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says withdrawing the payment from millions of pensioners is a “big mistake”....
Government considering banning smoking in pub gardens
The government says it is considering a range of measures to “make the UK smoke-free”....
‘Woeful’ budgeting behind asylum overspends – IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies accuses the department of budgets it “knows to be insufficient”....
Starmer in Berlin to discuss new UK-Germany pact
The prime minister said the deal was part of a bid to “turn a corner on Brexit”....
Under 100 spaces in men’s prisons in England and Wales
The government hopes that overcrowding will ease once new measures are brought in this September....
