Labour ‘putting rail passengers first’, says minister as she blames Tories for prolonging strikes – as it happened

Louise Haigh, the transport secretary, said ‘the previous government deliberately provoked and prolonged these [rail] strikes’. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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Closing summary

• Transport secretary Louise Haigh said the Labour government was “putting passengers first” after train drivers and the government have reached a deal that could end more than two years of conflict between rail operators and unions, which she said the Tories had deliberately provoked and prolonged. Aslef’s Mick Whelan has said he believes it will be accepted by members. Conservative ministers criticised Labour for being in the control of unions

• Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended the number of international students at universities, saying that they “have got an important contribution to make in our towns and cities” and “will be cross-subsidising the studies of students from the UK”, but said the government had no plans to remove the visa restrictions set by the outgoing Conservative government

• A-level, T-level and BTec results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were published today

• Britain’s economy has extended the recovery from recession last year after recording growth of 0.6% in the three months to June. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government was prioritising growth as a national mission

• The Metropolitan police is providing an inadequate or failing service in seven of eight key crime-fighting areas, and there are “serious concerns” about its management of dangerous offenders

• 390 adults have been charged over the far-right led violent disorder in England and Northern Ireland that followed a stabbing attack on children in Southport

• Tens of thousands of prosecutions for alleged fare dodging brought by train companies are to be quashed after a court ruling that they were taken to court incorrectly using the single justice procedure

• Uncertainty over the future of Tata Steel in south Wales is already causing job losses in the broader industry, the Welsh secretary has warned

• Labour donor Ian Corfield was approved for a senior Treasury role without the civil service watchdog being informed of his donation history

• Scotland’s cabinet secretary for finance and local government, Shona Robison, has said the Scottish government’s finances require “exceptional measures” to be put in place and confirmed a freeze in public sector recruitment in all but “essential frontline” posts

• Headteachers in Scotland will be able to ban mobile phones in schools – but the Scottish government does not intend to bring in a nationwide ban on the devices in classrooms

That is it from me today. I will see you tomorrow. Go and do my quiz.

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PA Media have compiled some statistics for those going through the justice system after the recent far-right led violent disorder on the streets of England and Northern Ireland.

A total of 390 adults have been charged so far. At least 65 people under the age of 18 are also believed to have been charged. Of the 390 adults charged so far 349 of them are male, and 18 female, with PA not having data on the gender of the remaining 23. A total of 79 adults have so far been sentenced, 71 of whom have been sent to jail.