Politics
Recession ‘more likely’ as key gauge misses expectations
The private sector looks set to shrink again, according to preliminary data from an influential survey.
Newsnight find someone who supports having 7 bins – and you’ll never guess who it is
Sunak claimed to have scrapped a series of "heavy-handed measures" this week, such as a tax on meat and excessive numbers of bins.
The PM’s plan to ‘scrap’ Net Zero ‘proposals’, fact checked
Full Fact look at some of the “worrying proposals” that the prime minister mentioned in his Net Zero speech yesterday.
Rishi Sunak ‘planning A-level reform to establish British Baccalaureate’
Mr Sunak has previously said all pupils in England should study some form of maths up to the age of 18.
John Bercow ‘to star in new series of The Traitors US’
John Bercow quit as Commons Speaker in 2019 after a decade.
Labour accuses Government of being ‘complicit’ in trophy trade
Delays to the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill have led to accusations that Conservative peers are slowing the Bill intentionally.
‘We don’t want to diverge’ from EU rules, Starmer says
The more the UK and Brussels ‘share a future together’ the less friction there will be between the two, he has suggested.
HS2 costs ‘out of control’ but says no decision made on cuts, Chancellor suggests
The Chancellor said he would not comment on speculation that the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the high-speed line could be axed.
Hunt says tax cuts ‘virtually impossible’ in blow to Tory right
Former prime minister Liz Truss was among those calling for the Government to make the move ahead of the autumn statement.