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Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people ‘real concerns’ and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summer

The levy on fuel has been frozen since 2011, when George Osborne was chancellor

On a dramatic day in Westminster, questions have been asked over why nobody was sacked for the data breach and why the information commissioner is not planning to investigate

The US must realise no single country can face down an ‘axis of authoritarian states’ including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, Rishi Sunak said.

What would the perfect tax rise look like, from the Treasury’s point of view? Ideally, it would raise stupendous amounts of money, without anyone actually noticing that they’d become poorer. In the Chancellor’s wildest dreams, she might even be able to argue that it wasn’t a tax rise at all.

COMMENT: The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn’t work, the prime minister is doomed, says John Rentoul

Two trials will take place due to large number of defendants in September 2027 and January 2028

Ex-MP Craig Williams is set for a January 2028 trial over accusations he cheated at gambling on 2024 election

Craig Williams and his 14 co-defendants face a wait of more than two years for trial.

Craig Williams was the aide to former prime minister Rishi Sunak

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer has been criticised for agreeing a plan with Emmanuel Macron that would send back only 50 people from small boats a week – but humane deterrence is key to solving the crisis