Home Office figures show 3,427 people who previously arrived in the UK by small boat were returned in the 12 months to 31 July 2026, up 39% year on year.
The Government has confirmed Manchester will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on 27 and 28 November 2027, with world leaders gathering at Manchester Central.
Dr Jade Leung will step down as the Prime Minister’s full-time AI adviser and AI Security Institute CTO at the end of September, while moving into two part-time government roles.
The Government is reviewing the Chagos agreement after US opposition, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting confirming that planned payments to Mauritius will not be made at this stage.
The RAF has formed No. III Space Effects Squadron, the UK’s first military unit dedicated to countering hostile activity against British interests in space.
The Treasury Committee has urged ministers to protect the independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility while recommending that the fiscal watchdog add a new 10-year forecast alongside its existing five-year outlook.
The Government has announced £90 million for new and upgraded heat networks, saying more than 750,000 homes will benefit from cleaner and cheaper heating.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered security chiefs to begin creating a National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt hostile-state information attacks.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told Donald Trump directly that Britain will stand firm against threats to the Falkland Islands and defend the Islanders’ right to remain British.
Sir Ed Davey has promised £17 billion of income-tax cuts by the end of the next Parliament, funded through growth the Liberal Democrats believe would follow Britain rejoining the EU Single Market and a customs union.
Ineos is suspending production at three chemical units in Hull, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe blaming high gas prices and carbon costs for making UK manufacturing uncompetitive.
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