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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...

Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms

Now the home secretary wants to cut the initial period from five years to two-and-a-half years, after which refugee status will be regularly reviewed.But...

UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays

Last week, the BBC revealed that Mahmood had sent senior Home Office officials to Denmark to see what lessons could be learned from their...

Rachel Reeves backs off from plans to raise income tax rates in Budget

In its 2024 general election manifesto, Labour promised that it would "not increase taxes on working people, which is why we will not increase...

PM ‘assured’ anonymous briefings did not come from No 10

Both Streeting and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have said the person behind the briefings should be sacked.On Thursday, Streeting brushed off questions about the...

Chris Mason: Unpicking a messy day for the government

The prime minister, I am told, is "incandescent" at how all of this has played out and is looking into how it all happened.What...

I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says Keir Starmer

Asked at an NHS conference in Manchester if he would fight alongside Sir Keir if there were any plots to oust him as PM,...

Prime Minister will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say

Labour peer Maurice Glasman told BBC Two's Newsnight he couldn't see any candidate who could possibly challenge Sir Keir, saying the leadership chatter was...

More than 90 prisoners freed by mistake since April

The number of accidental releases has been increasing in recent years.A total of 262 prisoners in England and Wales were freed by mistake in...

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