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It comes as Sir Keir Starmer said he will visit the US to meet with President Trump amid tensions between the two countries

Scrapping two-child benefit cap is among levers Rachel Reeves could pull – yet chancellor remains silent on ‘shameful’ levels of poverty

A counter-protest, organised by Stand Up to Racism, has also set off on a march through central London.

Angus Lapsley is reportedly set to take on the prestigious role despite lingering security concerns

Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens

COMMENT: Allies insist that, after a gloomy start in the job, the chancellor had long planned to shift up a gear – but her announcement of a third Heathrow runway and a ‘Silicon Valley’ from Oxford to Cambridge felt suspiciously like someone in a hurry to correct her own mistakes,…

Exclusive: Pilots for staff training, jobcentres and speeding up disability benefit payments not being taken up

There is a new restlessness in Treasury and No 10, but some ministers fear forceful approach may signal panic

By sweeping aside everyone from local planners to defenders of the green belt, Labour is handing a gift to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins