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Conservative leader criticises government’s U-turn but change likely to be welcomed by pub tradeHelena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, has insisted “that is it” in response to farmers claiming the inh…
Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turnRachel Reeves has said she was angered by Nigel Farage’s suggestion that only British-born families should have the two-child benefit cap lifted…
Prime minister to ‘look closely’ at legal claims against FTSE 100 telecoms groupThe prime minister has promised to review laws governing franchising agreements, in response to the case of a former Vodafone store manager whose family alleges took his ow…
Updated government assessment says measures will now entail ‘no more than a modest increase’ for employers Labour watering down its sweeping overhaul of workers’ rights is expected to slash the cost of the plan for UK businesses by billions of pounds, …
John Healey tells MPs the vessel moved 7.3m barrels of Iranian crude oil, financing terrorismThis liveblog has now closed. Read our latest report hereFarage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan h…
Morgan McSweeney says Labour needs emotion, empathy and evidence, sources sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe government must find ways to reconnect emotionally with voters, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is said to have warned ca…
Science secretary says the deepfake content being produced on the platform is ‘unacceptable in decent society’In her Today programme interview this morning Kemi Badenoch tried to outflank Nigel Farage on net zero scepticism by claiming (wrongly) that s…
Party will also teach MPs how to be ‘community leaders’ and take credit for government’s work, Lucy Powell saysLabour will switch to an “incumbency first” model to protect MPs at the next election rather than targeting seats, the deputy leader, Lucy Po…
Planned legislation could hand ministers significant powers to forge closer regulatory ties with BrusselsKeir Starmer is set to face fresh battles over his EU “reset” with his plans to lay a bill that could lead to closer regulatory ties with Brussels….
Anas Sarwar says prime minister’s missteps have left party clear underdogs in run-up to May electionUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer and senior ministers have been urged by Scottish Labour to “stay behind their doors” in Whitehall to avoid…