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School uniforms were meant to be the great leveller – how does a £400 bill do that? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

The cost of a suit, tie and PE kit is simply too much for many parents. Something practical, sustainable and affordable shouldn’t be too much to askSomething big is about to happen to households across England. Exhausted parents at the playground, wild-eyed as they...

Kemi Badenoch calls for Conservative councils to launch legal challenges over asylum hotels – UK politics live

Conservative party leader writes letter ‘encouraging’ councils to ‘take the same steps’ as Epping ‘if your legal advice supports it’Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has echoed Kemi Badenoch’s views, saying the country is “in a mess”. He told the Daily...

UK government borrowed less than expected in July in lift for Rachel Reeves

Public sector net borrowing falls to £1.1bn as chancellor explores tax-raising options in autumn budgetThe UK government borrowed less than expected in July, official figures show, in a boost to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as she faces pressure ahead of her autumn...

I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scroungers, rapists,...