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Inspection finds Met police failing or inadequate in key crime fighting areas

‘Devastating’ report says there are ‘serious concerns’ about London force’s management of dangerous offenders

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024

Rachel Reeves set to make 'tough decisions' on welfare spending

UK ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms as the Chancellor plans to take “tough decisions” on welfare and spending...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12, 2024

UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending

The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024

David Cameron failed to foist new houses on rural areas. Why does Keir Starmer think he’ll succeed?

Labour’s bonfire of planning regulations will stir up the shires and let down those most in need – but the construction lobby will be happy, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

With this king’s speech, Starmer has staked everything on the long game. But politics has a habit of moving fast

The NHS, child poverty, defence: Labour is selling itself on its ability to get some big things done, says Guardian associate editor Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Scotland and Westminster join forces on vaping, rail and renting reform

Deputy first minister welcomes new approach but SNP colleague Stephen Flynn calls king’s speech ‘timid’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

‘A massive relief and a change of mood’: how did Keir Starmer’s first week in power go?

Britain’s new PM and his team are genuinely excited to have seized the reins of power in Westminster – but are under no illusion about the size of the task ahead

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024

Reliance on private sector investment could stifle Labour’s economic mission

In the rush for growth, the cabinet has hit the ground running; but a temporary boost to public borrowing may be the only way to get quick results

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

Labour to fight 2029 election ‘like an insurgent’ as preparations begin

Party’s strategist already planning how to secure second term, bolstered by former MP’s appointment to thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

OPINION - Ukraine's forces improvise and innovate - we should do the same to put the British Army in fighting order

The purpose of Nato was “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down” according to its first Secretary General, Lord Hastings Ismay. At its 75th anniversary summit in Washington, the alliance might say that the task now is to ensure that Ukraine isn’t defeated by Russia…

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2024