Nadine Dorries: New culture secretary says BBC needs real change
Nadine Dorries says the broadcaster should recruit more people from working-class backgrounds....
Sarah Everard murder: Inquiry into failures over Wayne Couzens’ police career
The public have a right to know why he was allowed to continue as an officer, the home secretary says....
UK diplomats meet Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
The Foreign Office says they discussed women’s rights and preventing terrorism in the country....
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he is fine after street attack
Sir Iain Duncan Smith tells the BBC he was called “Tory scum” before someone tried to hit him in the head....
Conservative conference: Government looking at language rule for butchers
The environment secretary says immigration requirements may be relaxed over a crisis in the pork industry....
Boris Johnson denies UK in crisis over shortages
The prime minister says the economy is facing the “stresses and strains that you’d expect” after Covid....
Priti Patel outlines measures to stop disruptive activists from travelling
The home secretary wants powers to stop people attending protests if they are likely to commit crime....
Rishi Sunak says Brexit is in UK’s long-term interest
In his Tory conference speech, the chancellor also says he wants tax cuts when public finances allow....
Pandora Papers: Tory donor Mohamed Amersi involved in telecoms corruption scandal
Businessman involved in deals for a firm that was fined $965m for bribery, a BBC investigation finds....
Conservative conference: Rishi Sunak to extend job support schemes
The chancellor will vow to “double down” on support for work, in his first Tory conference speech....