Politics

New minister for disabled people will combine role with other duties

Campaign groups have described the move as treating disabled people “like they don’t exist”.

Politics

New minister for disabled people will combine role with other duties

Campaign groups have described the move as treating disabled people “like they don’t exist”.

Politics

MPs hear Brianna Ghey’s bereaved classmates not receiving support

MPs hear bureaucracy is delaying help for pupils at the Cheshire high school Brianna Ghey attended.

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Rwanda bill must be in Goldilocks zone, says James Cleverly

The home secretary says a balance needs to be struck as he seeks to placate Tory backbench MPs.

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Redcar hydrogen trial scrapped by government

Proposed Redcar hydrogen trial is halted because the main source of the gas supply is not available.

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Just 408 non-Albanian small boat migrants returned home since 2020

The Bibby Stockholm asylum barge off Dorset cost £22m, the Home Office has also disclosed.

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Is Rishi Sunak meeting his asylum pledge?

It has been a year since the prime minister pledged to clear the legacy backlog, so how is he getting on?

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Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton faces 35-day Commons ban

Tories face possible by-election after Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is condemned by standards watchdog.

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Vaughan Gething announces Welsh first minister bid

He declares he’s standing with Jeremy Miles expected to confirm his candidacy in the coming days.

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Bank of England signals early rate cuts unlikely

Borrowing costs remain at a 15-year high after policymakers vote for no change for a third time.