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....
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”....
MPs to debate petition to ban LGBT conversion therapy
Thousands signed a petition calling on ministers to fulfil a pledge to outlaw the practice....
Covid: First Minister Mark Drakeford self-isolating
Mark Drakeford self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid....
Budget 2021: ‘Scrooge Sunak not levelling with people’ on cuts
The Budget leaves the chancellor looking more Scrooge than Santa, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies....
Covid-19: Starmer calls for bigger pay rise for NHS ‘heroes’
The Labour leader was responding to a government recommendation of a 1% increase for staff in England....
Nurses’ union anger over ‘pitiful’ 1% NHS pay rise
The government will face a public backlash if it does not pay staff more, the RCN union warns....
Philip Rutnam: Ex-Home Office boss settles unfair dismissal case
Home Office boss Philip Rutnam quit his job over what he claimed was “vicious” briefing against him....
Budget 2021: UK’s tax burden to ‘reach highest levels since 1960s’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says decisions made in his Budget might not be “popular” but are “honest”....
Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak’s plan to protect jobs and increase taxes
The chancellor says he can rescue the UK’s Covid-ravaged economy but warns it will “take time” in his Budget....