Michael Savage
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Labour candidates called on to justify transphobia claims
Woman’s Place UK demands evidence for allegation on pledge card signed by some candidates
Power play: how the chancellor lost control of No 11
For a decade Whitehall has been left in little doubt of the special adviser’s power
Who could miss out in Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle?
The changes the PM makes in his team this week will tell us whether Dominic Cummings’s influence is still strong
Jeremy Corbyn's local Labour party backs Keir Starmer for leadership
Members in Islington North narrowly nominate him over Rebecca Long-Bailey
Recognise British excellence not empire in honours system, says Nandy
Labour leadership contender says system should bring people together, not shut them out
Councils in crisis with more tax rises and service cuts due
Report reveals English local authorities’ financial despair after decade of austerity
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Amazed this story hasn't had more coverage - 97% of local authorities will put council tax up again in April to cope with a growing financial crisis
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Starmer shifts left in attempt to crowd Long-Bailey out of Labour contest
Frontrunner pledges to follow Corbyn tax plans as leadership hopefuls clash over candidate selection and Brexit
Gender reassignment treatments for young people to get expert review
NHS England announcement follows legal challenge to prescribing of puberty-delaying drugs
Children left at risk of abuse after failures in safeguarding
Offences within families continued unchecked, says damning report on child protection
Brexit day one: Johnson goes for broke with hardline trade deal
Prime minister pledges to make no concessions to EU as he salutes ‘a turning point in the life of our nation’
Corbyn allies ‘line up top jobs before new Labour leader is elected’
Party HQ, under its general secretary, Jenny Formby, has rejected criticism for advertising senior posts in emails to staff
US treasury chief warns Javid to shelve plans for big tech firm tax
Ahead of critical trade talks, Steven Mnuchin says ‘discriminatory’ levy no place in budget
Children in care services are at ‘breaking point’
Major Tory donor urges comprehensive review into help for vulnerable youngsters
Johnson will defy US and allow use of Huawei, says top security adviser
Chinese firm poised to help build UK’s 5G phone network despite warnings about spying
Johnson to cabinet: shape up or I’ll sack you within weeks
Top ministers are warned to stay off TV with reshuffle alert part of plan by Dominic Cummings
‘Constitutional revolution’ needed to rescue the union, warns Gordon Brown
Ex-prime minister calls for a radical alternative to nationalism to stop Scotland seceding and backs calls for elected senate to replace the House of Lords
Foster agencies add pressure on UK to take child refugees
Home Office accused of still ignoring offers to house children from camps in the UK
Rowan Williams warns against scrapping overseas aid office
Former archbishop and leading charities say Whitehall department is crucial to help world’s poorest
Prisons chaos fuels massive legal costs as violence surges
Shock figures reveal £30m-a-year claims as experts blame cuts and overcrowding
Defeated Labour MPs call for ‘unflinching’ party election review
In letter to the Observer, election candidates pledge to give a frank assessment of what went wrong