Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning beginsLabour has begun an all-out assault on Nigel Farage over his views on the NHS ahead of key elections in...
Read MoreTalk of tough choices ahead, an increase in debt financing, and more initiatives to promote growthThe spring statement offers an opportunity for Rachel Reeves to talk about progress since last October’s budget, the...
Read MoreGovernment plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn The government’s plans to cut at least £5bn from disability benefits could end up driving more...
Read MoreAndy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automaticallyManchester will enjoy a transport network on “a footing with London, New York and Madrid” when...
Read MoreUnion says Labour-run council could end industrial action with ‘decent rate of pay’, but town hall says offer is fairTalks aimed at ending a strike by waste collectors in Birmingham have ended without a...
Read MoreUnion says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodiesUK politics live – latest updatesThousands of English council jobs are at risk in a...
Read MoreAn ageing population, a funding squeeze and a recruitment crisis have taken England’s adult social care system to breaking point. This week, John Harris is in Greater Manchester to find out what a day in the life of a care...
Read MoreDespite the government pledging extra funds and one hole being filled every 18 seconds, motoring groups say situation looks ‘bleak’ for driversThe cost of fully fixing the pothole-plagued local roads of England and...
Read More‘We have more cards we can play,’ foreign secretary tells MPs as he says G7 foreign ministers found ‘common ground’ when meeting last weekThe Reform UK press conference is about to start. There is a live...
Read MoreStephen Timms, social security and disability minister, says government is ‘fully supporting’ people who would always be unable to workThe Reform UK press conference is about to start. There is a live feed here.Nigel...
Read MoreDivisions continue to simmer after suspension of MP and Farage’s claims of ‘outright racism’ towards party chairUK politics – latest updatesNigel Farage has presented 29 councillors who have joined Reform...
Read MorePM’s spokesperson cites high levels of working-age inactivity in drive to reform ‘broken system’The Reform UK press conference is about to start. There is a live feed here.Nigel Farage is going to announce that...
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