Rayner refuses to rule out punishing Labour MPs who rebel over welfare cuts
Deputy PM defends government plan predicted to result in 1.2m people with disabilities losing thousands
Princess of Wales pulls out of attending Royal Ascot
Withdrawal from event follows string of appearances as Catherine seeks right balance after cancer treatment
Michael Sheen’s revived Welsh National Theatre to be based in Swansea
Welsh actor stepped in to save Cardiff-based theatre company after it closed due to £1.6m funding cuts
HS2: 16 years of high hopes, bruising reality and burgeoning costs
As the government announces a further delay, here are key moments in the troubled project’s history so far
HS2 delayed beyond 2033 as minister attacks ‘appalling mess’
Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’, amid speculation cost will now exceed £100bn
Kneecap rapper charged with terror offence released on unconditional bail
Cheering crowds greet Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh outside London court after lawyers challenge validity of case
Shabana Mahmood calls for ECHR reform, saying it has ‘endured because it has evolved’ and must do so again – UK politics live
Justice secretary urges overhaul of European convention on human rights
HS2 opening to be delayed past planned 2033 date, minister to announce
Transport secretary will also accuse Conservatives of wasting billions on project with poor management
Report finds £2m of surplus UK general election funds ‘essentially disappeared’
Academic and Lib Dem peer ask where funds go when candidates receive more than limit, and who donors are
UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone
While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil