Equalities watchdog urges UK ministers to ‘act with speed’ on trans guidance | Transgender
The equalities watchdog has taken the unusual step of publicly urging ministers to “act with speed” in implementing guidance on…
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Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence
The profound squeeze on living standards has become the defining, explosive feature of British politics. Each week seems to bring…
Keir Starmer back on familiar ground after walk-on part in the Trump show in Egypt | John Crace
Keir Starmer has always known that Monday’s visit to Egypt was going to be the Donald Trump Show. After all,…
The Guardian view on the rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation | Editorial
The bleak prospect facing the market town of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire, due to rising flood risks, is first and foremost…
The Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Britain’s economy runs hot for profits, cold for pay | Editorial
Bloomberg’s headline said it all: “UK Faces Worst G-7 Inflation and Flat Living Standards, IMF Says”. The International Monetary Fund…
Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’ | Identity cards
For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage. From the age…
The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr
Britain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such that reduced volatility on one side of…
Pressure on Downing Street to release evidence in collapsed China spy case | Politics
Downing Street is under pressure to publish its evidence in the collapsed China spy case after the Crown Prosecution Service…
Rachel Reeves says tax rises and spending cuts on budget agenda, citing Brexit impact | Budget 2025
Rachel Reeves has said tax rises and spending cuts are on the table for this autumn’s budget, as the government…
Nature groups rebuke Reeves for ‘cynical’ 11th-hour planning bill changes | Planning policy
Last-minute changes to the government’s planning bill have sparked a furious backlash from nature groups who have mounted an attack…