The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has been handed a modest boost before next month’s budget from public borrowing rising by less than previously expected, despite the government failing to hit targets set four years ago. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, Britain’s foremost thinktank for the government finances, said the country was on track to record a … Read more
Teachers, doctors and other public-sector workers could unwittingly spark counter-terrorism inquiries when they seek advice about the government’s controversial Prevent strategy, sensitive documents seen by the Guardian reveal. A heavily redacted copy of the official policy framework for Prevent, the strategy designed to catch those at risk of committing terrorist violence, was released to the … Read more
Rebecca Long-Bailey has publicly called on her rivals in the Labour leadership race to support a pledge to build more council homes, as the battle to succeed Jeremy Corbyn began to take on a more personal tone in the run-up to the vote. With members’ ballots due to start arriving on Monday, Long-Bailey used a … Read more
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Two weeks after Storm Ciara rolled across Britain and Ireland and a week after Storm Dennis did the same, extensive parts of rural Britain remain under many feet of flood water. Heavy rains in the last 48 hours have prolonged the misery. The floods extend from Surrey to Cumbria, and from the Scottish Borders to … Read more