21 h. ago Independent petition urges Starmer to protect HIV/Aids funding – and save lives

The Independent is calling on the British government to protect what is left of foreign HIV/Aids funding as international aid cuts plunge care into an unprecedented crisis

Politics

37 h. ago Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows

Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU

Economics

38 h. ago The Guardian view on UN climate talks: they reveal how little time is left | Editorial

A fragile Cop30 consensus is a win. But only a real bargain between rich and poor nations can weather the climate shocks that are comingThis year’s UN climate talks in Brazil’s Belém ended without a major breakthrough. The text of the final agreement lacked a deal to shift away from fossil fuels, delayed crucial finance and the “mutirão” decision contained no roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation. But the multilateral system at Cop30 held together at a point when its collapse felt close. This ought to be a warning: next year’s conference of the parties must strike a better bargain between the rich and poor world.Developing countries are far from united on some issues. Over rare earth minerals China sees any move as targeting its dominance, while Africa sees it as essential for governance. Elsewhere petrostates did not support Colombia’s call for a fossil fuel phase-out. Yet the global south broadly coheres around a simple principle: its nations must be equipped to survive a clim...

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42 h. ago Government responds to calls to tackle 'unaffordable and unregulated ground rents' for leaseholders

Rising ground rents are making it harder to sell homes or remortgage

Politics

43 h. ago Retired judge urges £20 tax on kitchen knives in Rachel Reeves Budget

Former circuit judge Nic Madge issued the call two days before the Labour Government's Budget.

Economics

44 h. ago Government responds to calls to lower breast cancer screening age in UK

Officials have responded to a petition with more than 23,000 signatures

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45 h. ago Ryanair cuts flights to another popular European destination over airport fee row

The airline is calling on the Portuguese government to intervene

Transport

47 h. ago UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds

Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaperBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK has become the “most expensive place in the world” to build a nuclear power station because of overly complex bureaucracy and regulation, according to a government review.The nuclear regulatory taskforce was set up by Keir Starmer in February after the government promised to rip up “archaic rules” and slash regulations to “get Britain building”. Continue reading...

Events

65 h. ago SNP minister blasted UK Government communication despite cancelling meeting with Labour minister

Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan complained her Government had been “calling for meetings” ahead of the Budget - despite cancelling one on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Government issues response to calls to lower VAT for people eating out at restaurants

Many believe the move would boost footfall in Britain's pubs, restaurants and cafés

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6 d. ago Government responds to calls to introduce free bus travel for one group across England

Currently, only disabled people and people of state pension age qualify for free bus travel under the The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme

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6 d. ago Government issues response to calls to crack down on 'driving test swaps'

A record backlog has remained throughout much of this year

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6 d. ago Major Government update on public sale of fireworks amid calls for UK

Critics argue that the public sale of fireworks should be banned - now the government has issued a statement

Politics

7 d. ago Government responds to calls for UK firework ban after thousands demand action

More than 181,000 had backed a call for fireworks to be limited to local council approved events

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7 d. ago Government 'keeping open mind' as it responds to calls to scrap legal obligation to buy TV licence

The fee went up by £5 earlier this year

Politics

7 d. ago Government issues response to calls to raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000

More than 32,000 people signed a petition calling for the change

Economics

7 d. ago UK Government responds to calls for £20,000 Personal Allowance tax threshold

More than 32,300 people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to unfreeze the income tax threshold.

Economics

8 d. ago Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals – UK politics live

Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as home secretary announces measures in CommonsMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Labour MP calls asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as government accused of ‘performative cruelty’ by rival parties – UK politics live

Nadia Whittome says government has sunk so low it is being praised by Tommy Robinson as SNP and Plaid Cymru criticise plansMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Nearly three million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

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