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In remarks that will be seen as criticism of Starmer allies, health secretary says own side are helping right ‘roll the pitch’

The number of children in London primary schools plummeted by 34,000 in one year, according to think tank research

Both former first ministers have discussed the move, which resulted in a new SNP leader.

She stood down in February 2023, believing she had become a ‘polarising’ figure in UK politics.

At least 17 state agencies to be created or overhauled, a challenge the IfG says will require major investment

Green party says PM’s target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit is welcome but not enough

In today’s newsletter: With a sentencing review ordered and the crisis in the criminal justice system deepening, the government is tasked with finding solutions to what seems like an intractable problem

Few can doubt that the Tories left office with the public finances in a dire state. But it takes two parties not to talk about the tax rises necessary to plug that gap. Indeed, no lesser authority than the Institute for Government’s Paul Johnson accused both Labour and the Conservatives…

Venality, bribery, bullying, sexual and financial disgrace: all these must be swept away to win back voters’ trust, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee