Official modelling suggests the drive to hit net zero by 2050 could add about £500 a year to the average household, reflecting higher spending on energy networks and heating upgrades. Ed Miliband faces warnings to reassess timelines and funding to avoid a heavier burden than a slower pathway.

The Home Secretary proposes the biggest policing overhaul since the 1960s, merging England and Wales’s 43 forces into about a dozen regional services. The plan aims to raise standards, strengthen specialist capability and cut duplication, with consultation and legislation to follow.

Britain is close to finalising a £100bn package with France, Germany and EU leaders to provide long‑term support for a partner nation. Funding would use profits from immobilised foreign assets and European banks. The PM says agreement could come within days after talks at Downing Street.

Ministers plan to require all employers to give staff Whitehall‑drafted guidance encouraging union membership under the Employment Rights Bill. It would set out benefits and contact routes, seek to curb anti‑union practices and be shaped by consultation on implementation and enforcement.