‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development
The Guardian view on AI and copyright law: big tech must pay Editorial: Elton John, Paul McCartney and thousands of other artists have called for protection from data crawling. The government must listen
Give Rachel Reeves’s plan for UK growth a chance The chancellor’s growth speech was not perfect – but it is a start after decades of underinvestment in Britain
Thirty MPs demand Ofwat puts Thames Water into special measures Exclusive: Labour and Green MPs write to regulator’s chief executive voicing fears about an expensive public bailout
Stats chief to face MPs amid concerns UK economic data is ‘virtually unusable’ Head of ONS Prof Sir Ian Diamond summoned days after review of statistics widened
I’m a Labour MP – but the government’s ‘growth’ mission reeks of panic The decision to expand Heathrow is just the latest evidence that my party is chasing policies that serve profit, not people, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals
Roman Abramovich’s tax affairs must be investigated, MPs say Cross-party group on tax calls for HMRC to act after Guardian investigation finds former Chelsea owner may owe up to £1bn
Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to infrastructure projects in south of England Labour figures struggling to explain benefits of major investment in the south of England to their constituents
Scepticism in Whitehall that Heathrow plan can be reconciled with climate targets Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens
Labour’s plan for ‘growth’ won’t take off, but it will leave ordinary people behind We used to call this ‘trickle-down economics’, and we learned a long time ago that it is a myth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian view on Labour’s growth plan: a long list but a shallow argument Editorial: The chancellor’s measures might have some economic effect but her big speech lacked any sense of political purpose
We survived Rachel Reeves’s ‘exciting plans’, but newts and bats may not The chancellor ploughed on through 48 minutes of talking about growth, as others zoned out. ‘Be happy!’ she yelled
Reeves’s growth plans ‘exactly what economy needs’ say UK business groups – as it happened Prime minister faced MPs in Commons after chancellor backed runway expansion at Heathrow
Will Rachel Reeves’s plan for economic growth work? The chancellor has made an assault on the barriers, but the uncertain global backdrop is out of her hands