Stop non-priority spending, Treasury warns ministers
Rachel Reeves promises to take an “iron fist” to waste, but the Tories say her sums do not add up....
UK pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims
The home secretary says the situation is “moving extremely fast” after the fall of the Assad regime....
UK could remove Syrian rebel group from terror list
Pat McFadden says any decision should be “swift” after the group led the overthrow of al-Assad rule....
Government needs to think like a start-up, says minister
Pat McFadden says the civil service needs more “disrupters” to come up with new ideas to problems....
Reeves wants ‘reset’ with EU to boost growth
Labour has ruled out rejoining the European Union but wants to “break down barriers to trade”....
Government wants state to be more ‘like a start-up’
As well as urging a “test and learn” mindset in government, ministers want to bring in tech workers on secondment....
Council committees to be bypassed in bid to build more homes
The move is part of what ministers say will be a “sweeping overhaul” of England’s local planning system....
Many civil servants want change, Starmer insists
The prime minister has been accused of “Trumpian language” in his criticism of Whitehall....
I love being a culture warrior, says Tory leader Badenoch
She told centre-right politicians in Washington she loved the title, even though it was meant to be an insult....
Welby sorry for hurting abuse survivors with speech
The Archbishop of Canterbury apologises for causing “further distress” to survivors of the scandal....