Justice secretary to get power to veto sentencing guidance
Shabana Mahmood has introduced a requirement for any new rules to be approved by her....
Jones gets new role as Starmer revamps No 10 team
Jones, who has been deputy to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury, becomes chief secretary to the Prime Minister....
Why Starmer wants No 10 rejig after a year in power
The PM’s revamp aims to build clearer structures and bolster economic expertise ahead of the Budget....
Family reunion rules to be tightened in asylum cases
Yvette Cooper will outline her plans when MPs return to Parliament after the summer break....
UK agrees £10bn deal to supply Norway with warships
The government says the agreement will support thousands of jobs, including more than 2,000 in Scotland....
First week ‘critical’ to avoid children missing school later, parents told
Data suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent....
Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
The government warns Kemi Badenoch’s plans would “only accelerate the worsening climate crisis”....
Asylum hotel ruling won’t feel like a victory at Home Office
The government avoids having its asylum policy thrown into chaos but the court ruling is a gift for its opponents....
Ministers didn’t do cost review of council mergers
The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings....
Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Nin Pandit runs the PM’s team in Downing Street and has only been in the role for ten months....