Starmer refuses to commit to accepting pay body’s wage rise recommendations
The Labour leader said his party will have to ‘go at pace’ to ‘rebuild’ public services but stressed it must obey ‘strong fiscal rules’.
Bill of Rights will be ditched, says Justice Secretary
Alex Chalk confirmed in the House of Commons that Dominic Raab’s plans to rewrite human rights law will be officially shelved.
Labour will pledge to ‘turbocharge’ switch to electric cars, says Louise Haigh
The shadow transport secretary will announce a plan to rapidly scale up UK electric vehicle battery production.
Labour to bring Commons vote on mortgage plans amid pressure on Tories
Labour will force a Commons vote on the party’s proposals to ease the mortgage crisis.
Tory MP Virginia Crosbie apologises for attending ‘birthday drinks’ during Covid
Ms Crosbie is a former parliamentary private secretary to ex-health secretary Matt Hancock.
‘I’ve had worse reviews’ Ben Elton defends calling Rishi Sunak a sociopath
The Blackadder writer has been criticised for his comments on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.
Minister gets schooled as she refuses to accept wage recommendations by pay bodies
She said the UK Government would need to “look at what we can afford”/
New suspect named over Stephen Lawrence murder
A suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been identified for the first time, with police apologising for past mistakes.
Grenfell families call for ‘accountability’ at Glastonbury Festival talk
Members of Grenfell United spoke at the festival’s Left Field tent on Sunday afternoon.