Lisa Nandy says it would be ‘abhorrent’ for ex-PM and ex-chancellor to get five-figure sums after disastrous mini-budget Labour has called for Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to hand back the redundancy payments they are due for their time in Downing Street, saying it would be “abhorrent” if they kept them. Truss and Kwarteng are due to receive thousands in severance pay after their calamitous mini-budget and growing unpopularity in the Conservative party forced them

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’ Rishi Sunak has restated his promise to cut overall migration to the UK, but suggested he would delay a cap on refugee numbers that was promised in his leadership campaign. Sunak also said he was fundamentally against any moves towards using ID cards to stop people working illegally in the UK, after Labour revived the prospect. Continue reading… ​Prime minister

PM, also under pressure to raise benefits and public sector pay with inflation, claims ‘compassion’ will be at heart of autumn statement Rishi Sunak has given his strongest hint the government will protect the triple lock on pensions, saying pensioners “will always be at the forefront of my mind”. The rule, which applies to UK state pensions, means pensions must rise each year in line with the highest of three possible figures: inflation, average earnings,

Exclusive: fresh claims that Simon McDonald relayed staff complaints to Raab when he was foreign secretary Dominic Raab was warned about his behaviour towards officials during his time as foreign secretary by the department’s top civil servant, who then informally reported his concerns to the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team. The Guardian understands that Simon McDonald, the then permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, spoke to Raab on several occasions during his tenure about

Man in his 30s also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of third man found with stab wounds in Houghton Regis Police have arrested a man suspected of the murder of two men and the attempted murder of a third. Officers were called to reports of a man being struck by a vehicle in Tithe Farm Road, in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, at 1.18am on Sunday. Continue reading… ​Man in his 30s also arrested on suspicion

Exclusive: Steve Barclay not tasked with manifesto commitment, raising fears that shortage of doctors in England will continue Rishi Sunak has fuelled concerns that the government will miss its target of recruiting 6,000 more GPs in England, which was promised in the 2019 Conservative manifesto. The prime minister omitted the pledge from his appointment letter to the health secretary, Steve Barclay, laying out expectations for what should be delivered by March 2024. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: