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....
Treasury staff worked at bank linked to China state
The Treasury says the secondment scheme deepens ties with Asia and boosts British business....
UK approach to China is ‘robust’, Sunak says
It comes after some MPs criticised the response to cyber-attacks blamed on Beijing-linked hackers....
Rishi Sunak faces grilling from senior MPs
The prime minister is back in front of the Liaison Committee for the first time since December....