Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her first major speech in the role, pledging a 'planning revolution' to help speed up housebuilding. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer continues his first nationwide UK tour as prime minister.
We've had quite a busy morning to kick off the first full week of the new Labour government.
Sir Keir Starmer is continuing his UK tour today, following up on yesterday's Scotland visit with Wales and Northern Ireland;He's also made a bunch more ministerial appointments, including his former shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds as a Foreign Office minister - while the paymaster general role likely earmarked for Jonathan Ashworth has gone to Nick Thomas-Symonds;The prime minister has also turned his attention to foreign policy, vowing to improve upon Boris Johnson's...
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