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INSIDE WESTMINSTER: Far from defusing the growing unrest within his party, the prime minister’s U-turn has emboldened backbenchers to demand even more sweeteners, says Andrew Grice

Labour have delayed their flagship child poverty plan until at least the autumn amid fears the financial cost may not be worth the political…

Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, revealed that farmers caused a record number of pollution incidents in English rivers.

Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit

The Prime Minister said this week that he wanted to look at widening eligibility for the payments worth up to £300.

Overall retail sales volumes increased by 1.2% in April, says the ONS

Whoever leaked deputy PM’s memo to the Telegraph, some believe it will have helped her leadership chances

Editorial: Labour’s pivot to welfare cuts and targeting of rightwing voters has backfired. If the party leadership won’t adapt, the public will move on

The U-turn is a long and, depending on your point of view, honourable or dishonourable tradition in British politics. Now Keir Starmer has been accused of following this tradition after heavily hinting the UK government is reconsidering last year’s decision to deny the winter fuel allowance to millions of pensioners.

G7 finance leaders played down their differences Thursday, despite turmoil from US President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs, and sought common ground on Ukraine as talks in Canada entered the final hours.

COMMENT: The markets now expect only one more cut over the next year – and lenders are likely to react by raising their prices, writes James Moore