The Latest Breaking News from Josh MacAlister

Editorial: Sensible plans to boost collaboration between councils may not be enough to tilt the balance away from private providers

Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to find homes for 10,000 foster children

Ministers will argue that four newly created mayoralties need more time to complete reorganisation

Labour accused of delaying new rules to avoid backlash, after leak of EHRC guidance saying trans people could be questioned based on looks

The revised code has been produced in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in April.

Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others

The mayor of Greater Manchester suggested questions over his leadership ambitions are part of the problem with Westminster culture.

Early indications from DfE research are showing there are no systematic issues across the education estate from system builds, MPs were told.

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…