‘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....
Autumn Budget will be painful, warns Starmer
The PM said he would have to make “big asks” from the public for the “long-term good”....
Don’t expect Starmer’s Tory attacks to fade away
The prime minister’s gloomy speech in the Downing Street garden sets the tone for a difficult autumn Budget....
Treasury considers extending Household Support Fund
The scheme, which gives cash to struggling households, is currently due to close on 31 September....
Starmer cancels Sunak’s £40m helicopter contract
Labour scraps the ex-PM’s ‘VIP helicopter service’, saying it was a waste of public money....
Summer riots showed the cracks in our society – PM
The prime minister will make a speech in Downing Street before Parliament returns next week....
Tories ask who authorised Labour donor’s No 10 pass
The Conservatives say it is ‘deeply concerning’ Labour’s biggest donor was given access to No 10....
Zombie knife amnesty and compensation scheme starts
New legislation closes a loophole and comes into force at the middle of next month....