Renter reforms watered down after Tory concerns
Ministers propose changes after some MPs said they wanted more protections for landlords....
Angela Rayner insists she has done nothing wrong
Labour’s deputy leader is under fresh scrutiny over her tax affairs and the sale of her council house....
Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland?
MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives....
Labour will level up better than Tories – Starmer
Keir Starmer says his party would do a better job of reducing regional inequality across Britain....
Housing fleeceholds the next big scandal, peer warns
Lords debate the plight of homeowners locked into private maintenance contracts for communal areas....
Revised figures confirm UK ended 2023 in recession
Official data shows the economy contracted during the last two quarters of last year....
MPs warn of ‘fleecehold’ on new housing estates
The group is calling for a ban on private maintenance management fees where residents have little control....
England sewage spills more than double in 2023
Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England’s waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year....
Council spending on special needs transport doubles
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets....
Two ministers quit government in mini-reshuffle
Education minister Robert Halfon and armed forces minister James Heappey are also standing down as MPs....