Downing Street said it had launched an informal investigation into how Mrs Braverman's article came to be published without the changes they had requested.

Former Prime Minister Johnson was forced to resign from his position last year following the "Partygate" controversy.

Approximately half a million employees employed by companies committed to the voluntary Real Living Wage are poised to experience a substantial increase in their earnings, bringing their minimum hourly wage to at least £12.

As Britain grapples with a cost of living crisis, the deeper fissures in the economy, including inadequate education and training spend, are more evident than ever.

Rachel Reeves was in the limelight in Liverpool, described as the would-be "first female Chancellor ever in Britain", and also the "best qualified".

Starmer claimed the government was exploiting the country's problems rather than solving them, and appealed to disillusioned Conservative voters to join Labour.

The meeting comes with the centre-left party enjoying double-digit leads in most opinion polls and seemingly on the cusp of returning to power.

Hints of axing the Birmingham-Manchester line have invited wide-ranging wrath that has overshadowed the Tory conference. Official confirmation is still pending.

Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt faces an early test of his attempt to stem the crisis of confidence in Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday when the bond market delivers its verdict on his weekend overhaul of her economic programme.

George Osborne said Obama was enjoying himself and having drinks with his friends, which made him nervous about telling him to leave.

Clare Lombardelli has become the first woman to be appointed chief economist to the UK Treasury.

Chancellor writes letter to Office of Tax Simplification to ask whether the system introduced last April can be made less complicated.

New report warns automation might be deployed to mitigate effects of a higher wage bill.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney hints Britain could tweak the rule once it leaves the European Union.

Chancellor abolishes Stamp Duty for all first time buyer purchases up to £300,000 as part of housing reforms.

TV presenter Charley Boorman has called for more police protection after he posted the video on Twitter. The clip shows what appeared to be a bike owner pursuing a thief.

CCTV shows how a thief jumped off a moped ran into the Bread and Bean Café in Archway, north London, before snatching a woman's laptop and fleeing with an accomplice.

A London moped gang that carried out more than 100 crimes across Camden, Westminster, Islington, and Kensington and Chelsea over a 16-day period have been jailed for 18 years.

Speculation has also been sparked over Home Secretary Amber Rudd's Number 10 ambitions.

When a rare Oxbridge nonconformist makes a case for the obvious the establishment is often aghast.

Former chancellor accused of using editorship of Evening Standard to take revenge on May.

Cameron has reportedly earned as much as £120,000 for a single lecture since he left Downing Street.

More money from tax receipts led to the first summer surplus in 15 years.

London Evening Standard editor urged the prime minister to commit to high speed rail in the north.

Report claims government could withdraw former chancellor George Osborne's pet project soon.

Women aged between 60 and 62 were £32-per-week poorer on average between 2010 and 2016.

First Secretary of State Damian Green was the keynote speaker at the Bright Blue conference.

From Theresa May to Jeremy Corbyn, IBTimes UK lists the most important politicians.

Former Conservative chancellor Osborne is also the editor of the London Evening Standard.

May was the only cabinet minister to oppose David Cameron's plan, George Osborne claims.