Council tax and planning changes aim to make housing more affordable for those on local incomesRadical measures giving councils in Wales a raft of extra powers designed to stop second homes hollowing out communities, especially in coastal and rural are…
Experts say developers deterred by changes to planning system brought in by successive Tory governmentsPlanning applications in England have fallen to their lowest level in at least 16 years, according to figures published this week by the levelling up…
West Lindsey council launches legal action, saying decision to use RAF Scampton for up to 2,000 asylum seekers is ‘irrational’West Lindsey district council has launched legal action against the Home Office to challenge the decision to use a local Royal…
Justice secretary, who denies bullying allegations, oversaw a toxic atmosphere, ex-staffer saysDominic Raab is “100% a bully”, and also took no steps to intervene in bullying by others, a former Foreign Office official has said in the latest accusation…
Two former CSIS officers are calling for a complete transformation of Canada’s security apparatus to counter expanding foreign interference operations.
Lib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last yearKeir Starmer has accused the government of “turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer”, as data showed raw discharges were sent into …
GCSE pupils struggling to complete education and NHS appointments lost after move to Wetherby in YorkshireAfghan refugee families who were told by the Home Office to uproot their lives in London and relocate 200 miles away say their children’s educatio…
Employment experts say proposals are ‘departure from established norms and treaty obligations’Rishi Sunak’s new anti-trade union legislation would make the UK one of the most difficult countries in the democratic world in which to go on strike and may …
Lib Dems criticise ‘shocking waste of taxpayers’ money’ as Cabinet Office document reveals PM’s flight costsPolitics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak took private jet trips costing almost £500,000 in just over a week last year, government data has show…
Comments threaten to worsen already tense relationship between senior ministers and civil servantsPolitics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has cast doubt on her department’s projections for how much the Asia-Pacific trade deal the UK government has …