Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SBBee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of...
Read MoreRule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutralA flat tax rate is an “attractive idea”, which the Conservatives would aim for if in power, Kemi...
Read MoreUS industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmersThe United States is expected to push Britain to allow tariff-free access to high-quality American meat as...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreAccess to balanced diet also affected by inflation and Brexit, hitting most vulnerable households hardestUK politics live – latest updatesHungry and malnourished households in the UK are on the rise because of climate...
Read MoreFarmers opposed to plan to extend inheritance tax to some farms drive into central LondonThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one on...
Read MoreKremlin bans UK cabinet ministers including Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Yveette Cooper from entering countryThe Federation of Small Businesses applauds the ambition in the government’s Get Britain Working, but says...
Read MoreKremlin bans UK cabinet ministers including Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Yveette Cooper from entering countryThe Federation of Small Businesses applauds the ambition in the government’s Get Britain Working, but says...
Read MoreChancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impactRachel Reeves is holding firm against a U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers, despite the Treasury analysing ways of...
Read MoreExclusive: Government looks at changing rules so older farmers do not have to live for seven years after making a gift to avoid the taxNew inheritance tax rules for farmers could be changed to make it easier for those 80n and...
Read MoreThis live blog is closedBritish prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.In a statement on X, he said, “I am...
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