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Downing Street’s U-turn on changes to welfare last week will make it harder to implement other policies such as potentially scrapping the two-child benefit cap, Bridget…

Spending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to scrapping the…

The technology secretary has demanded an overhaul of the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute in a wide-ranging letter that calls for a switch in focus to…

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and…

A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK’s first prime minister has been sold for a record fee.…

Cabinet minister declines to rule out tax rises after welfare concessions, saying there’ll be ‘financial consequences’A cabinet minister has declined to rule out tax rises after…

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Israeli minister calls for ‘complete halt’ of aid to GazaIsrael’s national security minister called for a “complete halt” of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Thursday, claiming…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureStarmer says government ‘shouldn’t try to run businesses’ as he explains his vision of partnershipIn…

A senior cabinet minister has said the number of people signing on to personal independent payments (Pip) is growing at the equivalent of a city the…