UK ‘doesn’t have enough builders’ for Rayner’s 1.5m homes
Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised....
I don’t regret blocking UK action against Assad – Miliband
The former Labour leader says there had been “no clear plan” when in the Syria vote of 2013....
Police chiefs call on ministers to guarantee funding
Police chiefs have warned the government that without further funding neighbourhood police officers – a government priority – could be cut....
Housing plans not war on rural England, says minister
Matthew Pennycook says development will be focused on areas where housing is least affordable....
Rural Kent on the frontline of PM’s battle to build
Keir Starmer has vowed to beat building “blockers” but can he override stiff local resistance?...
Savings targets could cost 10,000 civil service jobs
A government source tells the BBC the increasing size of the civil service cannot continue....
Consult us on inheritance tax, farmers urge PM
Farmers driving tractors stage another protest against the Budget changes in central London....
Improve productivity for more pay, public sector told
Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive....
We may run out of prison space despite building more – minister
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says “building alone is not enough” to deal with the overcrowding crisis....
Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector
Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals....