Government accused of blaming record small boat crossings on the weather
New figures show the number of “red days” – when conditions are considered favourable for crossings....
Police to reinvestigate child sexual exploitation cases
Fresh investigations could be launched into 287 cases that had been dropped, Yvette Cooper tells MPs....
Defence plan will ensure UK is ready for war, minister says
The government accepts plans to invest in new submarines, munitions and a greater focus on cyber-warfare....
UK government to spend £1.5bn on six new weapons factories
The defence ministry said the factories will support up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons....
Tough choices on public spending unavoidable, says IFS
With the NHS and defence getting more funding, cuts to other areas are inevitable, the influential think tank says....
Healey sees defence spend rise to 3% of GDP by 2034
But a source says the defence secretary is voicing an opinion, not announcing a new commitment....
Rugby league anger at no knighthoods in 130 years
The Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle joins protests at the lack of knighthoods for rugby league players....
Minister regrets ‘clumsy’ reference to Nazi Germany
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Lord Hermer of “calling people who disagree with him Nazis”....
Millionaires shouldn’t get winter fuel cash, minister says
Darren Jones says the pension top-up should only be “targeted to those that need it the most”....
Badenoch attacks Starmer and Farage over welfare
The Tory leader says the PM and Reform UK are in a “race to the bottom” to scrap the child benefit cap....
