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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says Tories had ‘tunnel vision’ about promoting academies

London makes package conditional on return to power-sharing, but region’s parties say it is not enough

FT analysis finds spending has remained at pandemic level in some Whitehall departments

Proposals come as regulator Ofwat prepares to announce a steep rise in household bills

Whitehall has been under pressure from parts of the Conservative party and the public to cut migrant numbers

Unionist parties triggered ‘Stormont brake’ over changes to rules on chemicals labelling in region

Former chair says he was asked to delay payouts to sub-postmasters for sake of public finances

China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control

Treasury vows to stick to its fiscal rules and says gilt markets functioning ‘in an orderly way’

Proposal for mandatory sessions in England and Wales to cut court delays scrapped after objections from dispute professionals