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Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment

Former Tory chair turned political biographer and publisher is behind books that have put former PM and Labour’s deputy in the spotlights

The prime minister’s speech on cracking down on ‘sicknote culture’ was heavy on rhetoric but light on evidence and detail

The prime minister said living on welfare benefits in the UK had become a ‘lifestyle choice’ for some

The email arrives earlier every year. Somewhere between readers kindly pointing out a typo in yesterday’s newsletter (I still wake up in cold sweats thinking about “guilt-edged”) and PRs breathlessly informing me that one-in-four British couples disagree over room temperature, it reads: “We have some spaces for the London Marathon.…

Despite detractors, the tobacco bill shows the public will support policies that would once have been thought draconian

Tobacco is already on its way out. The state should not deny adults the right to make personal decisions for themselves, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The PM waded into the row amid fears that smaller clubs could lose out from lucrative replays against bigger teams

UK Prime Minister calls for calm in the Middle East amidst reports of Israel-Iran military strike. Stay updated on the evolving situation.

PM criticised for personal independence payment review amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave major speech in London on welfare reform as benefits bill ‘reaches £69billion’