Some members of the public have not taken Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s call for new ideas to improve the health service as seriously as he might have hoped. Suggested ideas…

Labour’s plans to upgrade workers’ rights will cost businesses up to £5bn a year to implement, according to the government’s own analysis. The new measures would have a disproportionate impact…

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the construction of a hotel and conference centre owned by one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, the BBC can reveal. Unite the Union…

Government ministers are considering a smacking ban for England, the Department for Education has confirmed. Smacking bans have already been brought in by devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Jersey,…

Angela Rayner has been made a full member of the UK’s national security council (NSC), following a U-turn by Sir Keir Starmer. The deputy prime minister’s name did not appear…

Taxi drivers are buying licences in Wolverhampton to get round tough rules aimed at protecting children, a Labour MP claims. One-in-five private hire vehicles in England, such as Ubers and…

Single patient records will be at the heart of the government’s new strategy for the NHS in England, ministers say. Currently, records are held locally by a patient’s GP and…

The majority of the party had voted against the motion, arguing that any legislation to outlaw the practice needed to ensure safeguards for churches. Speaking to Michael Gove for a…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will appoint the former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke to lead a review of prison sentencing, the BBC has confirmed. The Labour Party said in…

Conservative leadership contender Robert Jenrick has attacked his rival, Kemi Badenoch, accusing her of being “disrespectful” to Tory members by failing to set out policies. The pair are in the…