NHS pay: Hancock defends 1% pay rise after union strike threats
The health secretary said the proposal was “what we think is affordable” after the Covid pandemic....
Brexit: EU legal action imminent over UK extension to grace periods
The UK says it will unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks on parcels and agri-foods....
Team Sturgeon breathes a sigh of relief
Nicola Sturgeon’s team believes no real punches were landed in eight hours of questioning by MSPs....
Philip Rutnam: £340k payout to official after Priti Patel bullying claims
Home Office boss Philip Rutnam quit his job over what he claimed was “vicious” briefing against him....
Government has no climate change plan – MPs
Two reports from MPs cast doubt on the government’s approach to meeting its climate change goals....
Budget 2021: Funding for Tory-held towns ‘looks fishy,’ says Starmer
But Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends allocations from the Towns Fund as “completely impartial”....
Brexit: Stormont leaders at odds over UK-EU protocol row
Arlene Foster says the EU is ignoring unionist concerns, but Michelle O’Neill says Number 10 is acting in bad faith....
Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak insists Covid-recovery tax rises fair
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is accused of hitting the poorest hardest in his Budget plan to balance the books....
London mayoral election 2021: Sadiq Khan promises more jobs
The London mayor is seeking a second term in office on a pledge of post-pandemic economic recovery....
MPs to debate petition to ban LGBT conversion therapy
Thousands signed a petition calling on ministers to fulfil a pledge to outlaw the practice....
