Proposals from new work and pensions minister Liz Kendall aim to tackle UK’s high level of economic inactivity
Ministers expected to reduce numbers by lowering automatic release point for non-violent inmates
Proposals come as South East Water warns it needs investors to put more money into the business
Majid Freeman was a campaigner for Shockat Adam, who unseated Jonathan Ashworth in Leicester South
New Labour government seeks to rebuild global reputation after damage done by Brexit
Labour’s promises are not going to spur a private sector solution to Britain’s housing crisis
Reform UK poses a real threat on the radical right but an improving economy and sense of hope is the best defence
Back in power, the party will quickly realise it has unfinished business opening up higher education to spread opportunity
This election, voters were more willing to take a chance on Ed Davey’s party, which mounted an eye-catching campaign
Entrepreneur has a long record for championing the rehabilitation of offenders at his family firm
The Square Mile can power UK growth plans after the elections
Big questions surround the new government’s admirable but detail-light goals
New British prime minister is attending his first Nato summit in Washington
Stormy shadow cabinet meeting comes as MPs gather at Westminster for the first time since the snap election
Result kicks off process for choosing a new Conservative leader following general election defeat
Government money will be channelled through the UK Infrastructure Bank
Without a sustained increase in capital spending, higher growth will remain distant
Starmer says regional leaders ‘central’ to Labour’s core ambition of securing fastest growth in G7
Richard Hermer has pushed legal boundaries and held states and corporations to account
What we’ve learned from the new prime minister’s first five days in office
Number of people taking advantage of regime grew to 74,000 — but reform is looming
How the west’s two most important institutions are withstanding the age of populism
Moderate candidates gain ground as balance of parliamentary party shifts
Former army officers, council leaders and policy gurus make up new generation of MPs
Years of policy U-turns and Brexit upheaval have left a lasting legacy, entrepreneurs warn
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