Brexit: Lord Frost proposes ‘entirely new’ NI protocol
The UK’s Brexit minister says the existing protocol cannot survive and warns the UK could still trigger Article 16....
Covid: UK’s early response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
Government too slow to lock down and test-and-trace was chaotic, but jabs rollout a success, MPs say....
Gas price rises: Kwarteng asks Treasury to help firms over cost
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng sends a request for support for industries hit by soaring energy costs....
Industry calls for action over surging gas prices
The government will hold talks with industry amid fears some factories may be forced to close....
Brexit: UK’s NI Protocol demands ‘could break relations’
Ireland’s foreign minister says the demands are a new “red line” that the EU cannot move on....
Gas prices: Kwasi Kwarteng defends handling of energy crisis
Keeping the price cap is “non-negotiable”, the business secretary says, as suppliers call for changes....
Nadhim Zahawi vows to tackle persistent pupil absences ‘head on’
Disadvantaged children miss out most from not being in school, the education secretary will say....
Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53
The former Northern Ireland Secretary was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018....
Energy prices: Significant rises to come, says regulator Ofgem
Households will again see big rises in energy bills next spring, warns regulator Ofgem....
Don’t bottle planning reforms, ex-Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick urges PM
Plans to boost building have angered many Tory MPs, but the ex-housing secretary says they must go ahead....