Politics

Labour’s Lisa Nandy has rejected the idea of rent controls, calling it a “sticking plaster” solution to the UK’s housing crisis. The shadow housing...

Daniel Korski has stood aside from the race to be Tory candidate for mayor of London following an allegation of groping. The claim was...

The chancellor has called in the country’s main consumer watchdogs for talks as part of efforts to help curb the UK’s inflation problem. Jeremy...

A formal complaint has been made against London Conservative mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski following a groping allegation. TV producer and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin has...

Shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy is expected to criticise opposition from within her own party following complaints about Labour’s plans to increase homeownership if...

The government has begun drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water amid growing doubts in Whitehall about the ability of Britain’s...

Conservative London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski has called an allegation he groped a woman “baseless” – as he “categorically” denied any wrongdoing. The former...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he too will not be following recommendations on public sector pay rises, saying his party are set...

Boris Johnson committed a “clear and unambiguous” breach of the rules on post-ministerial jobs after taking up a role as a columnist at the...

Nurses’ strikes are set to end in England after the profession’s largest union failed to secure enough votes to carry out further action. The...

The Conservative Party will not investigate a sexual assault allegation levelled at one of its London mayoral hopefuls, party sources have told Sky News....

The government must abandon any plans to detain and deport children under controversial new migration laws, MPs have warned. The Women and Equalities Committee...

The chancellor has told banks “in no uncertain terms” they must pass on higher interest rates to savers. Jeremy Hunt faced pressure from both...

Rishi Sunak has hinted he will ignore recommendations for public sector pay rises, saying workers “need to recognise the economic context we are in”....

A health minister has refused to commit to accepting the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies (PRBs) for next year, saying the government...

A Treasury minister has refused to commit to public sector pay rises, arguing it would be “irresponsible” not to take into account the impact...

Reports that Rishi Sunak could block 6% pay rises for public sector workers have been criticised by unions. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) accused...

Halving inflation by the end of year is “hard but not impossible”, the prime minister has said, in a comment on his pledge earlier...

Labour has unveiled a five-point plan to tackle the mortgage crisis – but Rishi Sunak is insisting that “beating inflation has to be the...