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Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as head of UK civil service

The cabinet secretary is the prime minister's most senior policy adviser and sits next to them during cabinet minister meetings, which usually take place...

Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down

Tom Wernham, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC using administrative records to "correct benefit amounts is going to...

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

Luke Johnson, the former chairman of Pizza Express and a director of Gail's bakery and Brompton Bicycles, said: "The government is making it more...

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: David Lammy, Sir Ed Davey and Mel Stride to be grilled as government poised to recognise Palestinian state – watch...

The past week at Westminsterpublished at 08:45 BST08:45 BST Image source, EPA/ShutterstockMonday 15 SeptemberStarmer faced mounting pressure from within...

Starmer set to announce UK recognition of Palestinian state

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the UK's recognition pledge when he visited Sir Keir earlier this month, with Downing Street saying both leaders...

Ed Davey loves clowning around, but is it time the Lib Dems get serious?

One MP admits: "There was probably an assumption that party numbers would naturally translate into more media coverage. We will argue the media are...

Phillipson suggests two-child benefit cap could be lifted

Ministers have previously said they are considering scrapping the two-child limit, introduced in 2017, as part of a delayed strategy on tackling child poverty...

Government borrowing hits highest August level for five years

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Minister rejects Trump’s call for military to tackle illegal migration

Minister rejects Trump's call for military to tackle illegal migration

Chris Mason: Delight and relief in government after Trump state visit

And that is what Sir Keir managed and so hence his team's relief.They have now – on several occasions – managed to tame Trump...

Trump suggests Starmer could use military to control UK borders

"It destroys countries from within and we're actually now removing a lot of the people that came into our country."Since his return to the...

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