Ex-top official Robbins reaches settlement with government over sacking
Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson....
Burnham invites Swinney to work together on ‘deeper Scottish devolution’
The prime minister spoke on his first substantive trip to Scotland since moving into Downing Street....
Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits
Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be “on the menu” in the chancellor’s Budget tax later this month....
Healey says surprise UK growth is ‘sign of resilience’ ahead of Budget
The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts’ expectations of a slight contraction....
Farage defends Reform’s vetting after councillors filmed making racist comments
The Reform leader says “you can’t vet for future comments”, after undercover filming of party activists....
Equality watchdog writes to Greens over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion
The party was reported to the Equality and Human Rights Commission by MPs and antisemitism campaigners....
Labour could end local coalitions with Greens over Zionism policy
Labour says it will end power-sharing deals with councillors that do not disown the party’s new stance....
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries “refusing to co-operate”....
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended....
UK economy sees surprise growth in August ahead of Healey’s first Budget
The uptick helped the economy grow by 0.7% over the three months to August, official figures show....