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Scrapping two-child benefit cap will be considered, Bridget Phillipson says
Labour has faced consistent pressure to axe the limit, but ministers have previously suggested the fiscal situation means they cannot afford to.
Mel Stride confirms he is considering Tory leadership bid
He's been quoted as saying that the UK's current maternity leave policies are too "onerous"
Joe Biden drops out of presidential race and Trump is not taking the news well
Donald Trump has donated thousands of dollars to Kamala Harris in the past to re-elect her as attorney general.
Democrats split over who would be next if Biden quits presidential race
The stand-off over Joe Biden’s political future has become increasingly untenable for the party and its leaders.
Nail bars and car washes to see immigration raid blitz, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper said she had redeployed 1,000 staff who had been working on the Rwanda scheme into a new immigration enforcement programme.
Starmer faces more backbench pressure over ‘heinous’ and ‘sexist’ benefit cap
Rosie Duffield likened the policy to the dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale, in which women’s rights have been taken away.
SNP calls for suspension of Israel arms sales in letter to Foreign Secretary
David Lammy has said there would be no ‘blanket ban’ on arms sales between the UK and Israel.
Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman
It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.
Rachel Reeves hints at above inflation public sector pay rises
The Chancellor said a decision will be made soon amid reports of a recommended 5.5% rise for teachers and NHS staff.