PM set to warn: ‘Things will get worse’
The Conservatives have disputed leaving a black hole in the public finances, which Labour claims....
Labour and Tories row over rising energy bills
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has blamed price hikes on the Conservatives not invest enough in renewables....
Drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care
The decline comes after the former Conservative government introduced restrictions on foreign workers and their families in an effort to slash overall immigration....
I’ll let councils decide 20mph limits – minister
The transport secretary says local communities should have the power to decide on road calming schemes....
Ministers pledge to return more illegal migrants
The Home Office says it will also deploy 100 intelligence officers to tackle people-smuggling gangs....
Ministers aiming to limit emergency police detention
Emergency measures in response to prison overcrowding were triggered on Monday....
UK insists support for Ukraine is ‘unwavering’
Volodymyr Zelensky says UK support has “slowed down” as he repeats plea for long-range missile capability....
Public urged to hand in zombie-style knives ahead of ban
Owners of the weapons will have four weeks from 26 August to surrender them to police....
Move to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters jailed
The government says the move is needed to create space for those being jailed after riots in England....
Jailed rioters may trigger prison overcrowding plan
The Prison Officers’ Association warned plans to keep defendants in police cells could affect arrests....