Caroline Wheeler

The prime minister will spell out his Plan for Change this week with a focus on early years education. But Louise Haigh’s resignation and budget woes threaten to bring him down to earth

The head of immigration enforcement, brother of Sajid, wants people to spot the signs of exploitation and stop ‘feeding the problem’

A ‘cultural enrichment programme’ would bring young Europeans to Britain for set-length courses in exchange for cutting red tape

Lawful housing developments will be permitted by default and ministers will exercise their power to directly approve prisons

Culture secretary to attend meeting of standards authority to get to grips with bullying and power imbalances in the BBC and ITV, and in the creative industries

Clement Attlee’s grandson says Labour’s plan to banish experts like him from the House of Lords will damage the chamber’s ability to hold ministers to account

The government plans to bring in an app that will let people use their smartphone to prove their age and identity as the first step in a programme to move more state functions online

The shadow foreign secretary warns against closer EU ties and hints the Tories may ‘come together’ with Nigel Farage

Health secretary visits stretched emergency departments as expert predicts thousands of needless deaths and public satisfaction with health service falls to new low

Minister for violence against women and girls says they have not been part of the conversation, allowing toxic influencers to fill the void