Afghan contractors: ‘I wish I’d never worked for the UK government’

Ex-Chief Whip Mark Spencer becomes Commons leader, as Boris Johnson seeks to shore up MPs’ support.

The UK will also shift focus towards Indo-Pacific countries, following a year-long foreign policy review.

The four-day event in Manchester begins amid petrol shortages, and rising food and energy costs.

Emad Al Swealmeen died when his homemade bomb exploded outside a Liverpool hospital, police say.

The peer says she was “honest” with the government over contracts for personal protective equipment.

The chancellor tells the BBC he hopes to show a path towards lower taxes in Wednesday’s Budget.