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Burnham economic advisor O’Neill rules out government job but urges boldness on devolution

The economist Lord Jim O'Neill, who has been advising the prime minister, has said he will not be taking a job in Andy Burnham's...

UK borrows more than expected in July as Healey prepares for first Budget

The government borrowed slightly more than expected in July, according to figures published as Chancellor John Healey draws up his first Budget.The Office for...

Burnham announces plans to clean up worst three illegal waste dumps

Three of the country's worst illegal dumps are due to be cleaned up using taxpayers' money, the government has announced.Sites in Kent, Surrey and...

Investigation into pre-Budget leaks is under way, MPs told

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle criticised the leaks, branding it the "hokey-cokey Budget," and reminded the government that policy should be announced first to the...

Labour MP suspended after rebelling on farm tax plan

The Commons approved the move by 327 votes to 182 - but 84 Labour MPs did not take part, a higher number than for...

Streeting brands doctor’s union ‘moaning minnies’ over GP online booking

The government has mandated that online appointment bookings must operate between 08:30 and 18:00, Monday to Friday.Alongside requesting non-urgent consultations, patients are able to...

Keir Starmer to face Kemi Badenoch in first post-Budget PMQs

Government denies misleading public in run-up to Budgetpublished at 10:23 GMT10:23 GMT Earlier this week, the prime minister publicly...

China spy case collapse could happen again, MPs warn

The committee found there was no "co-ordinated high-level effort" to collapse or obstruct the trial.Instead, it was beset by "shambolic" mismanagement and "confusion and...

Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years

There are around 1.3m prosecutions in England and Wales every year, and 10% of those cases go before a crown court. Of those, three...

Twelve further prisoners mistakenly released, says David Lammy

Justice Secretary David Lammy has said 12 prisoners have been accidentally released in the past three weeks, two of whom are still at large.It...

Starmer says he is proud of Budget as he denies misleading public

In his speech, Sir Keir defended the Budget as making "necessary" and "fair choices".He acknowledged that "tax rises do make life harder for people"...

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