Ben Clatworthy

The long-running battle over changing the law faces further delay as the government turns its attention to creating a national care service

The prime minister’s pledge to create a national care service could require a ‘death tax’, social insurance or deep cuts to other budgets

The number of people aged 16 to 24 looking after loved ones has surged and experts say an invisible generation is being left behind as Neets

Ministers have been warned that plans to allow regional leaders to retain income tax and business rates will increase resentment towards Whitehall

The Good Growth Foundation also recommends putting the sector ‘on notice’ with tighter monitoring and restrictions on executive pay

Louise Haigh will be most senior minister working this week while PM is on holiday — but sources insist she’s not deputising for the prime minister

A No 10 team has advised the prime minister, an avid Everton fan, to also tone down the football chat as it tries to appeal to wider online audience

Rules on electric car sales may be watered down and Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, will prioritise lower bills over ‘clean power’

Firefighters tackled nearly 400 blazes in July, and officials warn the ‘whole country is like one giant tinderbox’ before expected 36C heat this week

The government finds one in five hybrid drivers has no way to charge batteries at home, as it consults on relaxing rules on sale of electric vehicles