Region hobbled by some of the UK’s lowest educational attainment, productivity and skills
Non-violent criminals could spend less time in jail to ease pressure on the system while new capacity is built
Seven charts that show the scale of problems in UK public services after decades of under-investment
Prime minister moves to repair Westminster’s strained relationship with devolved administrations
Prime minister says NHS improvements and prison reform will not be an ‘overnight job’
Market insouciance to electoral result is the greatest form of flattery for Starmer
New leader names Rachel Reeves as first female chancellor
International summits and public services crises loom as Keir Starmer takes office
Labour secures landslide victory as Conservatives crash out of office
Belfast shipbuilder cites ‘ongoing discussion’ with auditors over revenue recognition for hold-up
Only 2% of supporters expect party to cut public investment if it takes power, says YouGov poll
Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury indicates £28bn a year not enough to achieve Britain’s decarbonisation goal
The SNP is down but not out: Labour must prove that a UK government can deliver benefits to Scotland’s voters
Think-tank delivers scathing verdict on manifesto promises of Labour and Conservatives
US company claims it is owed £14.5mn in latest salvo in long-running dispute
Big cash injection needed to prevent nurses and teachers falling further behind private sector, think-tank warns
Touring 14 years of plans to level-up, by slow train and rail replacement bus
The geopolitical landscape means member states now have an interest in rethinking how to work with London
Relaxing fiscal rules unlikely to provoke a Liz Truss-style gilts crisis, according to fund managers
Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts
Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them
The problem is that voters aren’t willing to pay for a policy they say really matters to them
UK defence official cites possibility that tracking devices or GPS transmitters could be embedded into metal crests
Both Tories and Labour pledge to cut reliance on external firms
Refurbishment of Belfast’s derelict Casement Park stadium has stalled as UK government financing has failed to materialise
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