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Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met

Campaigners fear increase by £149 in energy price cap by Ofgem will put more pressure on households

In today’s newsletter: The presidential nominee’s big speech, no speaking slot for a Palestinian American, and a glut of celebrities

Chancellor rebuts Tory accusation she will be a soft touch and hints at tweak to debt rule to allow more borrowing

A polemical show blends powerful audio recordings of those at the sharp end of the austerity economy with distracting stage business

The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement this autumn

Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty

There is something about politics that lends itself to cricketing metaphors. Perhaps it is because the sport – and we're really talking about test cricket here – is so often bursting with narrative. A game played over five days allows time for story lines, both the heroic and mundane, to…

We look at likely changes, as chancellor plans measures to plug £22bn public finances shortfall

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already announced cuts to winter fuel payments — but are contentious tax rises on the agenda too?

Labour’s spending limits risk undoing Marcus Rashford’s covid campaigning work, new research shows