Tensions in the Cabinet over the policy surfaced when Angela Rayner earlier this year publicly attacked the prospect of backdating the plans.

Oil prices have eased back sharply on hopes of progress in US-Iran peace talks and after President Donald Trump signalled he could push for a more diplomatic solution to the conflict. The cost of ...

Brand, 51, denies three charges of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault against six women.