Sir Bill O’Brien obituary
Miner who spent 30 years as a local councillor and became a Labour MP with a highly pragmatic outlook
Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda
The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
George Osborne says UK has been left behind in cryptocurrency boom
Ex-chancellor criticises hesitant approach to crypto and warns country in danger of missing next surge in market
Truss accuses Badenoch of not telling truth about Tory failures
Ex-PM’s criticism follows Tory leader’s article comparing Labour policy to Truss’s disastrous mini-budget
Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’
Common Wealth report calls discounted sales of council homes one of the ‘largest giveaways in UK history’
Bank of England forecast to cut interest rates amid rising unemployment and Trump tariffs
City predicts quarter-point drop to 4% when MPC meets on Thursday
Chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance scandal branded ‘disgraceful’
Defending industry over consumers sends ‘really bad message’, says Treasury committee member Bobby Dean
UK politics: Reeves refuses to be drawn on wealth tax after ex-shadow chancellor’s call – as it happened
Chancellor says the government has ‘got to get the balance right on taxation’ after call by Anneliese Dodds
Labour MPs urge Thames Water to recover £2.5m paid to executives in April
Exclusive: Letter to water company sets out demands, including resolving most severe cases of pollution
What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans?
Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway
Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth
Starmer and Reeves should consider wealth tax, says former shadow chancellor
Anneliese Dodds urges government not to duck ‘big decisions’ in autumn budget
Air traffic control failure an isolated incident, says UK minister after meeting
Nats blames ‘radar-related issue’ for disruption during which hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed
Animal rights group warns over ‘misleading’ footwear labelling
Peta urges UK business secretary to update regulations so wool is no longer grouped under ‘textile’
Tax rises in autumn would force our prices up, retailers tell Reeves
Lobby group says shops have already had to put up prices and new increases would leave households struggling