Chris Mason: Delay to Rwanda bill gives PM time to plan
The government’s flagship Rwanda bill will be back before MPs after Easter, following a series of heavy defeats in the Lords....
Campaigners urge payouts as women’s pension report due
Women affected by the move to equalise the state pension retirement age say they deserve compensation....
Fresh defeat in the Lords over Rwanda bill
Peers vote for changes to the government’s legislation, which will delay it further from becoming law....
Sunak rejects Labour call for general election now
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer claims the prime minister is “scared” of calling an election....
Fresh Lords battle looms over Rwanda bill changes
Labour will try and reinsert some of the ten amendments to the draft law rejected by MPs on Monday....
Sunak heads to PMQs after better-than-expected inflation news
The PM is likely to highlight the latest inflation figure of 3.4% – lower than economists predicted – but faces a darkening mood among Tory...
Asylum sites to cost more than hotels – watchdog
Cost of four sites will run to £1.2bn and outstrip estimated bill for private rooms, watchdog finds....
Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead
The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws....
UK inflation falls to 3.4% – lowest level for almost two and a half years
The slower pace of food price rises helped push down overall inflation, along with soft drinks, restaurants and hotels....
‘Impossible trade-offs’ if no UK growth – Reeves
Ahead of a speech, Rachel Reeves says Labour is “under no illusions” of the challenge if voted in....