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Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions

Mayors across England will be given new powers to overrule local councils on some planning decisions.The change would apply to proposals with more than...

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...

Ex-Labour councillor charged in Westminster ‘honeytrap’ case

The then-Conservative MP William Wragg resigned the party whip after saying that he had given the phone numbers of fellow MPs to a man...

Chris Mason: Trump visit puts focus on pageantry after PM’s tough fortnight

The next few days amount to the UK offering a vital ally the full works of what he loves: royalty, military bands, a flypast,...

UK hopes for 0% tariff on steel exports to US dashed

The UK and US signed a trade deal in June that reduced tariffs on car and aerospace imports to the US, but failed to...

Mandelson red flags were missed or ignored, senior Labour MP says

An emergency debate was requested by the Conservative MP David Davis, who said the prime minister's standing had been "diminished" by the appointment of...

Reform UK amplifies existing jitters for Labour and Conservatives

What, then, of Kemi Badenoch and the Conservative Party?My phone rings and it is a former Conservative cabinet minister on the other end.They say...

Hillsborough Law will include duty of candour on public officials

Sir Keir praised Ms Aspinall's "courage" and "the strength of all the Hillsborough families and survivors" in their long campaign for justice.He said the...

PM: I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links

The leaked emails included passages in which Lord Mandelson told Epstein to "fight for early release" shortly before he was sentenced to 18 months...

Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK

The East Wiltshire MP - a former political secretary to Boris Johnson when he was prime minister - said the Conservatives were no longer...

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