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Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
Two-child benefit cap has been devastating - Phillipson
The education secretary says there is a "real urgency" about the issue, as she signals the cap could soon be lifted.
Refugees to face longer route to UK settlement rights
Details of the new conditions refugees will have to meet are to be set out later in the autumn.
Khan ‘appalled’ by Met officers’ behaviour as Mahmood calls footage ‘sickening’
The mayor of London's comments follow a BBC Panorama undercover report about Charing Cross police station.
PM tells BBC he wants to change how international law used in asylum cases
The UK needs to "look again" at how to tackle mass migration, but those genuinely fleeing persecution should still be gi...
Donors covering Farage security after cuts, Reform claims
Reform's policy chief says parliamentary authorities downgraded Farage's security two weeks ago.
Baroness Mone-linked company ordered to pay £122m over PPE contract
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government would "do everything" in its power "to get that money back".
Labour deputy debate exposes differences in approach
Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson go head-to-head at the very end of the Labour Party conference.
Labour plans new law to ban fracking permanently
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".
Five takeaways from Starmer's conference speech
The prime minister seeks to rally his party behind the UK government - what were the standout moments?
Lammy backtracks on Farage Hitler Youth claim
The deputy prime minister says he is "happy to clarify" comments he made about the Reform UK leader.
Call for Miliband to go as second oil refinery loses jobs
Unite says Sir Keir needs to "rescue" the government's industrial strategy with fresh investment in jobs.
Farage doesn't believe in Britain, Starmer tells Labour conference
The PM vows to fight Reform UK's "politics of grievance" in a speech to Labour's annual conference.
Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare
The health secretary says "it's not happening", as ministers face questions about the prospect of tax rises.
'We want her back', Wes Streeting praises Rayner at Labour conference
The audience at Labour conference applaud the health secretary after he praises his former cabinet colleague.
Reeves warns of harder choices to come as she hints at tax rises
The chancellor says choices have been made "harder" by international events and the "long-term damage" done to the econo...
Labour members call for action on Gaza conflict
Delegates at the party's conference in Liverpool also urge the government to fully suspend arm sales to Israel.
Mahmood demands migrants earn right to settlement in UK
New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.
Sarwar says 'knackered' SNP has run out of ideas
The Scottish Labour leader also criticised the "bile" of Reform as he addressed delegates at the party's UK conference
Reform 'would scrap' high-speed northern rail line
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice says the high-speed railway line plans are "insanity".
UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals
New Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said her 'top priority' in her role is to 'secure' the UK's borders.
MPs push for change on Palestine Action but minister stands firm
There were 890 arrests in London on Saturday for protesting to lift the ban on the proscribed group.
Starmer facing pressure over Mandelson's Epstein links
The Tories and some Labour MPs have called for Lord Mandelson to be sacked but Sir Keir has stood by him.
Rayner replacement for deputy leader must be a woman, says Harman
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) is setting the rules for choosing the new deputy leader.
Government must deliver workers' rights bill in full, says TUC
The call comes amid fears the bill would be watered down as some of its key backers left the cabinet.
UK launches defence growth strategy to try to boost jobs
The government anticipates that up to 50,000 new defence jobs could be created by 2035.
Chris Mason: Starmer had to show his critics he can take on Farage
With this speech, the prime minister reminded his internal critics who won Labour's whopping majority in the election 15...
Trump trusts Blair, others don't - could he govern Gaza?
Sir Tony Blair's presence on the Gaza "Board of Peace" comes as no surprise but he remains a divisive figure.
Why Starmer wants to keep talking about Farage
The Labour leader insists his battle with Reform UK represents a different kind of political fight.
Faisal Islam: Reeves pre-emptively justifies tax rises
The chancellor linked tough decisions "in coming months" to global headwinds and OBR productivity reassessment.