MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds
Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company Andy Burnham is under further pressure to tak...
Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
Government spending watchdog warns of price of keeping publicly owned firm in businessLabour has been urged to lay out a credible plan for the future ...
Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England
National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is cl...
Westminster’s time is ‘coming to an end’, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for ‘constitutional change’ at summitWestminster’s time is “coming to an...
UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children
US officials reportedly raided envoy’s London home and took him to American airbase without warning Met policeUK politics live – latest updatesBritish...
First ministers at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from the UK
Call for ‘constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’ likely to challenge Burnham’s devolution agendaThe first ministers of Wales, ...
UK ministers explore raising price of water for some users amid shortages
Environment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water managementMinisters are exploring mak...
Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit
Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agendaUK politics live – latest updatesThe governme...
Singapore boosts PM’s salary by $1m amid major pay rise for ministers
The affluent city-state has justified high-end salaries for its political leaders, arguing they attract talent and ensure good governanceSingapore’s p...
Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas, attempted to prevent asylum seekers being transported for processingThe government has condemned the “thuggi...
Ministers propose converting female prison estate into cells for men
Plans would see parts of estate converted but campaigners warn it just ‘moves the crisis from one part to another’Ministers will seriously examine con...
UK ministers hit back at Argentinian Falklands claim and insist islands remain British
Defence secretary says ‘winds of change’ remarks by Argentina’s president are more about domestic politicsUK politics live – latest updatesBritish min...
Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say
Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling as soon as next week, with Rosebank oilfield likely to followUK politics live – latest updates...
Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block M15 files from inquest
Government lawyers tell coroner disclosing intelligence material would pose serious risk to national security Ministers are seeking to block intellige...
Ministers consider closing social mobility watchdog as part of planned shake-up
Exclusive: Labour MPs believe SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’Ministers are considering a shake-up of...
Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers
More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rulesMore than 40 of the UK’s leading cha...
UK risks running out of gas by 2030s, ministers told
Government assessment warns of supply shock that could leave homes and businesses without gas within a decadeGreat Britain risks running out of gas in...
Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after rural homes backlash
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax a...
