Whitehall
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Reform tells councillors to do as little as possible in first 100 days of office
Reform councillors told to ‘resist big changes’ in first 100 days while Mr Farage wants to declare a national emergency as soon as he enters Downing Street
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English mayors to get new powers and more funding to boost regional growth
The PM says it will prevent local leaders from having to go ‘cap in hand’ to Whitehall
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‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester
The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results
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Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
The move will take funding for the 10-year programme to more than £40bn.
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York and North Yorkshire mayor welcomes more cash and powers to drive growth
David Skaith, the mayor of York and North Yorkshire, has welcomed the government announcing more money and powers for local leaders to help drive growth.
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York and North Yorkshire mayor welcomes more cash and powers to drive growth
David Skaith, the mayor of York and North Yorkshire, has welcomed the government announcing more money and powers for local leaders to help drive growth.
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Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’
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English mayors to get new powers and more funding to boost regional growth
The PM says it will prevent local leaders from having to go ‘cap in hand’ to Whitehall
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Tory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ
Jack Ross was contracted to do social media work for the party until earlier this year, the BBC has been told.
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Government approves drilling in Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea
Andy Burnham says the government remained committed to renewable energy but was taking a ‘pragmatic’ approach to the North Sea
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Tour de France 2027 UK stages in detail: Where will you stand?
The full route for the 2027 Tour de France is announced in Paris, with street-by-street details of the six stages in the UK revealed.
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'Mindset shift' needed within government on No10 North, says deputy
Number 10 North deputy director Duncan Parish has told a conference he is still facing "institutional barriers".
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Government urged to ‘come clean’ on new alcohol tag scheme
The SCRAM alcohol monitoring bracelet had a 97 per cent success rate with offenders but is being replaced by a new model
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PM finally approves Jackdaw drilling – but energy secretary ‘set to reject Rosebank’
A ruling on Rosebank - which would emit around seven times the carbon of Jackdaw and would produce oil that would mainly be exported - is expected later this year
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Government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field in North Sea
Andy Burnham says the government remained committed to renewable energy but was taking a ‘pragmatic’ approach to the North Sea
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I left top secret files on the train - you can recover from the biggest mistake of your life
Top civil servant Richard Jackson recounts that fateful day and how he recovered in the aftermath.
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Chancellor backs mayor's plan to buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport land
The Prime Minister, Chancellor and Transport Secretary have reacted to Oliver Coppard’s plans to buy the land on which Doncaster Sheffield Airport sits.
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Badenoch says Healey’s budget will be worse than Reeves’s if he doesn’t slash spending – UK politics live
Conservative leader to give a speech later, while Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains tax
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Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water
Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
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Andy Burnham is looking for a Scottish adviser — they'll have their work cut out
Last week, Andy Burnham made three devolution offers to Scotland at Motherwell but his pitch for contained little detail on funding.
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No 10: Hegseth ‘wrong’ to say most non-US Nato soldiers didn’t fight in Afghanistan – UK politics live
Downing Street delivered a rare rebuke to a senior member of Donald Trump’s administration
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BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’
Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus
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Budget a chance for Chancellor to reverse damaging agricultural policies - Harriet Ranson
Growth was the central aspiration of Labour’s election campaign and remains the benchmark against which its economic decisions must be judged. Yet the changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) have now been proven, as predicted, to be having the opposite effect: suppressing investment, weakening confidence and shrinking the productive capacity of family businesses.
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An overly city-centered West Yorkshire mass transit network would show that devolution hasn’t gone far enough
A reliable public transport network is not just about moving large masses of people around the region. The benefits of connecting people are social and economic. Benefits that Yorkshire has been long deprived of as a result of decision making by Whitehall mandarins. Civil servants who don’t understand the needs of the region have for far too long held it back.
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UK government wants to include streaming platforms in BBC licensing fee to fix ‘outdated’ funding model — so if you watch Netflix on your TV, this includes you
From the government's proposed legislation to the impact on viewers, an expert shares their thoughts on the BBC's new funding model.
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Ex-top official Olly Robbins reaches settlement with government over sacking
Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson.
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What is a ‘YouTube tax’ and how would it work?
The Independent revealed on Thursday that the government is set to unveil plans to extend the licence fee
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Rural areas being left behind by Andy Burnham's devolution agenda, MPs warn
The new report by an APPG and the CLA calls for a Rural Commissioner.
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John Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budget
Exclusive: Chancellor to target sector in his first budget to help offset damage caused by Iran war on public finances
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BBC to force more to pay licence fee with ‘YouTube tax’
Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus
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Blocking Rosebank would cost £11bn, campaigners say as decision looms
Refusing permission for the drilling of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea would mean thousands of lost jobs and cost the UK economy almost £11 billion over the next decade, its developers have said, as a Government decision looms.
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Are Burnham’s Brexit promises distracting him from an impending food crisis?
In The Room hosts Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson say Whitehall risks too much focus on long-term EU ambitions while more immediate pressures build around diesel, farming and food security. Report by Maja Anushka
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OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
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Plans to tackle violence after Southport attack shelved due to costs, inquiry told
Responses set out by the Home Office in the wake of the Southport attack would need more money, the inquiry hears.
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Push for independence has 'turned a corner', Swinney claims
The push for Scottish independence has “turned a corner”, John Swinney has claimed.
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Scottish independence push has ‘turned a corner’, Swinney claims
Ipsos Scotland says the public remains ‘divided’ on independence
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No10 considering mayor powers that could speed up West Yorkshire trams 'by years'
A new paper from the Centre for British Progress and ThinkLabour has found that handing over bureaucratic approvals could cut the West Yorkshire tram timetable by several years.
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Thousands gather in London to express support for Palestinians after three years of ‘genocide’
Twenty arrested in first march since Ed Miliband declared UK’s position was that Israel’s occupation of West Bank was unlawful
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‘Dysfunctional’ Green Party leaves voters cold after ‘Zionism is racism’ controversy
Zack Polanski has suffered a crushing defeat after failing to become the next MP of Holborn and St Pancras. The Independent went to the constituency to find out why voters decided to go with Labour
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Eleven arrested at pro-Palestinian marches in London on 7 October
Five people were arrested for inciting racial hatred at a protest outside the office of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Met says.
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Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense
The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthy
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Five arrested at pro-Palestine protest on October 7 anniversary
A number of pro-Palestine demonstrations took place, despite calls for a ban or for the protests to be moved to a different date
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Newspaper headlines: Badenoch's 'Britannia Dome' and 'King tells Andrew 'I won't fund court fight''
Several of Tuesday's papers lead on a Tory pledge to devote £10bn to an Iron Dome-style defence system.
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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No 10 says RAF Fairford is 'safe' after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
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The Tories are not in the Prime Minister's wing-mirrors - Nigel Farage is
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will accuse Prime Minister Andy Burnham of pursuing a ‘socialist fever dream’ as Mr Burnham sets about devolving power and pounds from Whitehall to the regions.
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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite
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Long read: Labour leaves Liverpool jubilant as Burnham tasks mayors to deliver hope
The Prime Minister unveiled plans for bold changes to pensions, social care, voting reform and even Brexit.
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Government's fiscal devolution plans could widen regional inequalities, IFS says
Nayors will start retaining business rates and a small proportion of income tax over the coming years.
