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Former home secretary says Reform councils could struggle if they fail to manage services like bin collections and social careReform UK might have to choose between presenting itself as a new and radical political party or as a home for “disgruntled fo…
Dataset containing details of thousands of Afghans who applied for relocation to UK released ‘in error’ in 2022. This live blog is closedAfghan nationals: have you arrived in the UK under the Afghan Response Route?Helen Miller is taking over as directo…
Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panelTerminally ill people in England and Wales are to be given the right to an assisted death in a historic societal shift that…
Senior Tory to give speech in which he will criticise ‘neo-luddites’ on right for failing to embrace green technologyUK politics live – latest updatesJames Cleverly has taken direct aim at Kemi Badenoch’s decision to ditch net zero targets by criticisi…
Shadow defence secretary attacks PM’s assertion that opponents of the deal were on the side of Russia and China. This blog is now closed. You can read our report here The Conservatives are taking the credit for the near-50% fall in net migration. They …
Lib Dem deputy leader condemns ‘reward for failure’ as former PM elevates allies to Lords in resignation honoursMichael Gove has been awarded a peerage by Rishi Sunak in a resignation honours list described by opposition parties as an “ID parade of pol…
Home secretary’s mandatory reporting legislation plan already covered by statutory duties, say school leadersTeachers in England face being banned if they fail to report evidence of children being subjected to sexual abuse under plans for new legislati…
James Cleverly gets top civil servant to fire David Neal after clashing over series of critical reportsRishi Sunak has been accused of “total Tory chaos” over immigration policies, after Britain’s borders watchdog was sacked in a hastily arranged Zoom …
Downing Street refuses to endorse home secretary as he says his aim is to reduce number of people crossing Channel on small boats to ‘zero’At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson claimed the government had “gone further”…
Home secretary says his remark about putting Rohypnol in wife’s drink ‘clearly caused hurt’UK politics live – latest updatesThe UK home secretary, James Cleverly, has conceded that a pre-Christmas “joke” he made about spiking his wife’s drink with a “d…