The Latest Breaking News from George Osborne

Chair of trustees tells MPs security has been tightened and that recovered items will go on display

Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures

The one-off evidence session will ‘focus on the reputational and financial implications for the museum and the wider national collection’.

The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were…

These vast sums should be spent improving our ‘second-tier’ cities – not on costly, carbon-guzzling developments in the rural south, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Mark Carney says ‘beyond time’ for a Labour government in major coup for opposition

Nigel Farage rebuffed Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that the former Brexit leader might be welcome back: “It’s very, very sweet of you Prime Minister but I’m really sorry, the answer is no, I will not”

Former chancellor says ‘not inconceivable’ that ‘Pied Piper’ Brexiteer could take over

The Transport Secretary said ‘the facts have changed’ in relation to the high-speed railway project.