Government delays decision on controversial Cumbria coal mine
Proposed £165m facility would be environmental catastrohe, say oponents as ministers kick verdict into long grass
Diversity is challenging the established order, writes Darren Lewis
Whose interests do Kemi Badenoch and Rishi Sunak serve beyond their own and where is the policy which will make life better for the UK's Black and Brown men, women and children?
Dominic Raab and Priti Patel anger MPs by ditching committee appearances
The justice and home secretaries were due to be questioned by the groups this week, but have suspended their appearances just before the recess, when MPs go on their summer break.
Ex-minister Michael Gove dismisses criticism of him as a snake
The ex-levelling up secretary dismisses No 10 criticism received after he told Boris Johnson to quit.
What finally pushed Johnson to resign?
Despite everything stacked against him, Mr. Johnson did not go quietly.
Your Thursday Briefing
Boris Johnson’s crumbling support.
Resignation watch: Who has quit and when?
The Prime Minister is facing a significant backlash over his handling of the allegations against Chris Pincher
Andy Burnham backs strike action but downplays leadership ambitions
The Greater Manchester mayor said he supports workers doing what they need to do to protect their incomes during a cost-of-living crisis.
Levelling up needs billions more than Government offering, says think tank
The Resolution Foundation said closing the gap between London and the UK’s cities needed far more investment than the Government was contemplating.
TUC issues workers’ rights warning over post-Brexit trade deals
Exclusive: Union organisation says minister in talks with 13 countries with poor track record
Row over M&S plan to redevelop flagship store
The government is calling a review of the plans which include a smaller shop, offices and a gym.
This could be the labour movement's summer of glory
We should expect more trade union strikes, and the possibility of a break with our dysfunctional economic order.
Ukraine refugees: UK set to admit lone teenagers after rule change
A rule change will mean UK visas for some young people after months in limbo, the BBC understands.
Gordon Brown claims government lurching from ‘crisis to crisis’
Former PM issues warning over danger of ‘global recession’
At last, the government is clamping down on England's rogue landlords | Alicia Kennedy
Michael Gove’s plans to overhaul the private rented sector are welcome, says Generation Rent director Alicia Kennedy
Big wage increases are too risky, Treasury chief warns bosses
Employers must be “very careful” about giving staff big pay rises because they could fuel a 1970s-style inflationary spiral, a minister has said.Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury, said that inflation would become a self-fulfilling prophecy
The Guardian view on obesity: the public wants better health | Editorial
Editorial: The UK has a weight problem. By refusing to tackle the causes, ministers are acting as if they don’t care
George Useless's food strategy is out of touch
No one ever asked for heated glasshouses or more venison.
Smoking could be banned in beer gardens and beaches
Critics hit out at ‘crackpot’ proposals to cut smoking rates in England and make the habit ‘obsolete’ within decades
Boris Johnson fails to back Tory manifesto pledge to build 300k homes-a-year
The Prime Minister admitted he can't give a "cast iron guarantee" the government would hit the target - despite a spiralling housing crisis
PM unveils homes shake up with right to buy and mortgages for benefit claimants
Boris Johnson unveiled the plans in a major speech in Blackpool as he tries to get his scandal-hit premiership back on track
Jeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey
The move is also opposed by Conservative-run Surrey County Council.
Michael Gove rules out running for Tory leadership against Boris Johnson
Minister expresses support for PM and admits making ‘mistake’ in standing against him in 2016
Short-term wins on levelling up will only lead to long-term losses
Opaque distribution of funding is putting the government's flagship policy agenda at risk.
‘Levelling up’ fund rules allow ministers to hand billions to favoured areas
Criteria for success decided only after Michael Gove’s team knew which bidders ‘would win and who would not’