Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim
Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplicationSharing access to patients’ health data ac...
Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birdsMinisters have written to th...
Ministers in talks over shelving carbon tax on fertilisers to curb food inflation
Exclusive: Package of measures discussed with farmers, including pause on duty due to come into effect next year Ministers are in discussions about su...
Kaja Kallas warns against walking into Russian ‘trap’ as EU ministers meet for talks – Europe live
EU chief diplomat says ‘not much happening’ in talks as she cautions against focus on personalities rather than strategyBut other foreign ministers ap...
UK will get no special treatment from EU, European ministers say
There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goodsEurope live – latest updatesThe...
Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts
Campaigners reject claims that tougher rules will deter hiring – and lock young people out of jobsMinisters should press ahead with a ban on zero-hour...
Rachel Reeves tells ministers to ‘buy British’ in four key industries
Exclusive: Chancellor pushes for procurement of ships, steel, energy and AI to prioritise Britishness as well as costRachel Reeves has instructed cabi...
Ministers urged to act as households in Great Britain face energy bill ‘anxiety’
Under government’s price cap typical gas and electricity bills are forecast to rise by £209 from this summerMinisters face growing calls to cut utilit...
Treasury rejected ministers’ plan to cut VAT on public EV charging to 5%
Department for Transport is understood to back reducing levy, which critics have called a ‘pavement tax’Business live – latest updatesGovernment offic...
Nato foreign ministers meet to navigate shifting partnership with the US – Europe live
The military alliance’s chief tried to manage expectations after Donald Trump said he would deploy 5,000 troops to PolandItaly’s Antonio Tajani stress...
Hungary to limit prime ministers to maximum eight-year terms
Péter Magyar’s draft amendment would prevent Viktor Orbán from returning to the roleEurope live – latest updatesHungary’s new government, led by Péter...
In a seemingly ungovernable Britain, prime ministers keep failing and falling
Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more ext...
Stop the anonymous briefings and show respect, two ministers tell Labour MPs
Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds urge colleagues to support each other and remember ‘who we’re here to serve’UK politics live – latest updatesTwo c...
Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says
Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of filesA powerful parliamentary committee...
UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims seeking asylum
Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of rights laws to make it easier to deport peopleKeir Starmer’s government has been accused of...
European ministers to discuss sending failed asylum seekers to third-country hubs
Exclusive: Council of Europe to hold meeting in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body set to declare recognition of countries’ right to control bo...
EU defence ministers meet for talks on Ukraine – Europe live
Ministers to also discuss how to ramp up defence manufacturing and the situation in the Middle EastAs the UK goes through a yet another major governme...
Keir Starmer to face crucial cabinet meeting as ministers and MPs urge him to resign – UK politics live
PM on the brink with Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those urging him to set out a timetable for departureStarmer on the brink ...
EU ministers meet in Brussels as ‘new momentum’ gives Europe hope on Ukraine – Europe live
Foreign ministers meet to discuss latest on Ukraine, the Middle East and the western Balkans EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels this morning...
Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs over ousting Keir Starmer
Labour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs warnedCabinet ministers have warned mutinous La...
Queensland government in ‘integrity crisis’ over alleged undisclosed affair between two ministers, opposition says
The Olympic Games minister, Tim Mander, and the child safety minister, Amanda Camm say they were not in a relationship when they were sworn inFollow o...
