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Public sector unions had warned rise would hurt their members, erasing pay increases government has just agreed

Peter and Florence Fanning said that pensioners are now being ‘punished’ by the government

Liam Byrne has warned the chancellor that extra levies on the rich are needed to halt the rise of the populist right

Some senior ministers expected to vote against measure in free vote, while others are still undecided

Exclusive: Transport secretary Louise Haigh – who previously criticised Rishi Sunak for the ‘great rail betrayal’ of HS2 – now finds herself wielding an axe over £85m worth of projects

The transition to a greener society will involve huge investments in wind farms, electric cars and trains, new ways to heat homes, and much more. Yet the UK government is sending mixed messages over whether it intends to finance such projects at anything like the rate required.

In today’s newsletter: The end of coal, steel plants facing closure – how the UK is trying to build a post-fossil fuel economy

Registrations of new diesel cars in September for private buyers grew by around 17.2 per cent

Bosses say cost of complying with zero-emission vehicle mandate is ‘astronomical, and unsustainable’