Politics

Brexit will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic growth “for the foreseeable future”, the UK’s most senior banker has warned. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate from 2.5% to 1.5% over the past 15 years was linked to lower productivity growth, an ageing population,…

Crowds of protesters have marched through London streets rallying against government plans for digital IDs. Thousands of demonstrators – controlled by strict police conditions – chanted and waved banners along the route on Saturday, which ended at the heart of government – Whitehall. The prime minister announced in September that a digital ID system would…

Lucy Powell has accused Bridget Phillipson’s team of “throwing mud” and briefing against her in the Labour deputy leadership race in a special episode of Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast. With just days to go until the race is decided, Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby spoke to the two leadership rivals about allegations of leaks,…

Senior government figures are meeting today to “see if there’s a way through” a ban on Israeli fans attending a football match in Birmingham. There has been political outcry after the city’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) said it would not allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend the team’s away game against Aston Villa next…

The government says it is exploring what “additional resources and support are required” to allow “all fans” to attend Maccabi Tel Aviv’s match against Aston Villa next month. Supporters of the Israeli side have been told they are not allowed to attend November’s game in Birmingham after a decision by Birmingham’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG)….

From today, digital veteran cards are available for ex-members of the armed services – the first step in the digitisation of almost every form of ID. No, this isn’t the controversial “mandatory” right to work checks announced recently – more on that later – but it is part of the same programme for pretty much…

The prime minister has ordered a review of antisemitism in the NHS, saying there are too many cases “simply not being dealt with”. The review is part of a wider crackdown on antisemitism in the UK, which will also see all 1.5m NHS staff undergo mandatory updated antisemitism and anti-racism training. Meanwhile, NHS England will…

The government has again delayed making a decision on whether the Chinese super embassy can go ahead. New Housing Secretary Steve Reed, who took over from Angela Rayner, was due to approve or deny Beijing’s application for a 600,000 sq ft embassy near the Tower of London next Tuesday. However, the decision has been delayed…

Rachel Reeves faces the prospect of another “groundhog day” unless next month’s budget goes further than plugging an estimated £22bn black hole in the public finances, according to a respected thinktank. It comes as latest official figures showed the UK economy grew 0.3% in the three months to August, limited growth, despite the Treasury saying…

The extent of Chinese spying carried out on UK parliamentarians has been unveiled after evidence in the collapsed China spy trial was published. Three witness statements from the government were released following the ongoing confusion around why the prosecutions collapsed. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash, 30, from Whitechapel, east London, and teacher Christopher Berry, 33,…