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Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong? If there’s one thing the Labour party can agree on this week, it is that efforts by Keir Starmer’s allies to shore up his position backfired spectacularly. By briefing journalists that he would face … Read more
Chancellor spent weeks preparing the ground for breaking manifesto pledge but events this week appeared to change her mind There were always two camps in the internal government debate over what to do at this month’s budget, one of the most consequential in recent history. One set of advisers believed that given the scale of … Read more
The BMA and Wes Streeting are poles apart, with the union committed to full pay restoration and the health secretary adamant there is no money for that As resident doctors began a new round of industrial action on Friday, it felt very like the other 49 days of strikes since March 2023, with medics in … Read more
Chancellor expected to freeze level at which people start paying income tax for two years rather than putting rates up Rachel Reeves will raise £7.5bn from millions of workers by freezing tax thresholds at the budget, after her decision to scrap controversial plans to raise income tax led to a sell-off in the bond market. … Read more
A man reportedly turned up unannounced and laid a wreath at the town’s war memorial during a service A 64-year-old man has been arrested following reports that an individual allegedly posed as a highly decorated naval officer at a town’s Remembrance Sunday event in Clwyd. The man reportedly turned up unannounced at the war memorial … Read more
Sensitive information relates to more than 100 individuals and their referees Personal details submitted by applicants for a job at Tate art galleries have been leaked online, exposing their addresses, salaries and the phone numbers of their referees, the Guardian has learned. The records, running to hundreds of pages, appeared on a website unrelated to … Read more
Radio 2 DJ covers 135 miles in five days carrying a Pudsey Bear backpack from Kielder Forest to Leeds The BBC presenter Sara Cox has completed her challenge to run 135 miles in five days, raising more than £9.5m for the Children in Need charity. The 50-year-old, who presents Radio 2’s Teatime show on weekdays, … Read more
Two senior figures have been suspended at site in Kent that has been plagued by failings in past few years Two of the most senior staff running Manston, the controversial processing centre in Kent for small boat arrivals, have been suspended and are under investigation for misconduct, the Guardian has learned. Witnesses said they were … Read more
Britain was always going to prefer homegrown technology for the SMR reactors at Wylfe. The US would have done the same It had all been so harmonious two months ago. “Together with the US, we’re building a golden age of nuclear that puts both countries at the forefront of global innovation and investment,” purred the … Read more
Richer countries have agreed to give poorer nations hundreds of billions to cut emissions, but details can be hard to find Sixteen years ago, at the climate summit in Copenhagen, rich and polluting countries pledged to provide $100bn (£76bn) each year by 2020 so that poorer countries could cut their emissions and adapt to a … Read more