Starmer faces £4.25bn fiscal hit after benefits reversals
Move raises likelihood of further tax rises and could damage government’s credibility with investors
Starmer apologises for ‘island of strangers’ remark
Climbdown over comments that echoed language of Enoch Powell is latest reversal from PM
Italy and Spain slam France over proposed migration pact with UK
Rome and Madrid fear they will have to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel
Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr: ‘We’ve got to not talk ourselves into a spiral of collapse’
The president of the English and Welsh courts on tackling record backlogs, defending frightened judges — and being the first woman in the role
How Starmer averted ‘civil war’ with Labour MPs after diluting welfare cuts
Downing Street counts the political and financial cost after initial response fanned flames of unrest
Should we stop the UK’s best talent moving to London?
The capital has been skewing Britain’s economic geography for more than a century
