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Case backlog awaiting trial by jury in Crown Courts in England and Wales was nearly 81,000 in June

FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project

Green energy entrepreneur plans rescue package for the group behind the Camden New Journal, Islington Tribune and Westminster Extra

Proposed government-backed network body welcomed by some in sector but others call it just another quango

Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’

When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

I was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the

A campaign to free our national press from foreign billionaires like Rupert Murdoch is gaining momentum and attracting big-name support

The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.

In 2021, more than 140 countries and territories agreed to a 15% minimum corporate tax rate. The deal, however, has been “dramatically weakened” by loopholes, a new report found.

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 15 September · 54min

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...

Labour MP Paul Davies, who led a Westminster Hall debate, said scrapping the “disastrous” privatised model could also help restore public trust in the sector

In this paper, we caution against the tendency in climate discourse to equate hope with progress. While hope is often framed as essential for motivating change, its uncritical celebration can under...

Embattled UK utility faces mounting costs as government debates moving ahead with temporary nationalisation

When he came to power as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham said he wanted to end 40 years of neoliberalism, and repeatedly criticised the privatisation of life’s essentials.

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

The defence secretary told Sky News Defence Insider that the threat from Russia is real and urged for greater resilience in the UK.