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‘That ship has sailed,’ says disgraced former minister in wake of conviction of sitting MP Claudia WebbeThe disgraced former minister Keith Vaz has denied claims he plans to stand again as the MP for Leicester East after Labour officials imposed new co…
This blog is now closed. You can find all our politics stories here:Guardian politics coverageRishi Sunak has welcomed Germany’s decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.There is more coverage of the German decision on our Ukraine live blog. Continu…
Exclusive: Labour compiled analysis of waste suffered by cash-strapped local authorities on the scheme, binned by the government weeks laterCash-strapped councils are estimated to have spent £12.5m compiling bids to launch low tax and regulation-lite “…
National Highways faces third intervention by a local authority over infilling, after burying Congham bridge in Norfolk in tonnes of concreteA controversial practice by the government’s roads agency of burying historic railway bridges in concrete has b…
City council aims to undercut private operators and house children with complex needs rejected by other homesManchester city council is setting up two special children’s homes to house the increasing number of vulnerable young people who end up stuck i…
Residents of Hathersage Court in Islington concerned they would be cut off from energy supplies this winterA council in London has halted the forced installation of prepayment meters after outrage from residents concerned they would be cut off from ene…
Latest updates: Angela Rayner has written to HMRC calling for clarification on the former chancellor’s tax settlementPeter Hain, the Labour former Northern Ireland secretary, has called for an official Norway-style involvement for Sinn Féin and the DUP…
Exclusive: council leaders accuse Rishi Sunak of offering ‘pre-election bribes’ as many deprived areas miss outTory seats have been awarded significantly more money per person from the government’s £4bn levelling up fund than areas with similar levels …
This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereRishi Sunak has defended the distribution of levelling up funds, saying that the north of England has received more per head than the south.Speaking on a visit to Accrington, in Lancash…
Renaissance for open-air swimming as communities restore derelict sites and campaign for new poolsThis year is set to be the “year of the lido”, with three new or revamped outdoor baths due to open in England in 2023 and more communities across the UK …