Three decades after launching a swaggering caricature of the city into national consciousness the Gallaghers are back
Politicians and trade unions warn event is at odds with government’s pledge to expand ‘insourcing’
Populist party adopts ‘common sense’ approach and welcomes previously rejected applicants
Charities say ministers must learn lessons of welfare fiasco if prime minister is to avoid another climbdown
Populist party is already taking credit for a Home Office contractor’s pause in asylum placements
Analysis indicates spending of about £3bn a year until 2029, similar to AHP’s money for current financial year
Mayor Sadiq Khan has been pressing chancellor Rachel Reeves for more transport funding
A look ahead to the spending review
Chancellor also rules out raising income tax, VAT or employee national insurance
Speakers were to include chancellor Rachel Reeves and business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds
Chancellor lines up £113bn infrastructure investment package as part of next week’s government spending review
Clubs in several big cities want to use new stadiums to redevelop entire areas. But they seek government funding to make the projects work
Party faces familiar problem of finding large-scale savings while avoiding unpopular choices
Merseyside force says incident is not being treated as terrorism after PM Keir Starmer describes scenes as ‘appalling’
Rightwing populist group has inherited acute financial crises after election wins across England
UK prime minister tells MPs he wants ‘more pensioners’ to receive the benefit
Luke Campbell joins northern partnership with clean energy focus despite party’s anti-net zero stance
Labour grandee calls for increase in infrastructure spending in the north as mayors lobby for investment
Inspectors find Warrington council does not ‘recognise severity of the issues it faces’
Following sweeping local election victories there is intense scrutiny of the rightwing party’s platform
Local elections cement union concerns about Labour’s traditional base pivoting to populist right
Widespread local election wins raise prospect of populist party becoming Labour’s main opposition
People in Nigel Farage’s party say changes to vetting process are bearing fruit
Plus, Starmer pivots to patriotism
Also in this week’s newsletter, regional disparities in the government’s ‘growth spending’
