Former Cameron adviser Rohan Silva turn down an honour

Nuclear future
Hinkley Point: What is it and why is it important?

Councils must resume house building role, says LGA
Councils should be given the chance to resume their “historic role” as house builders to ease an affordable housing crisis, their lobby group says.

Supreme Court rules against Named Person scheme
Supreme Court judges rule the Scottish government’s Named Person scheme, which aims to safeguard children, breaches rights to privacy and a family life.

Boris Johnson meeting French counterpart for talks
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson meets his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault for talks – as PM Theresa May heads to Slovakia and Poland.

Hinkley Point set to get final investment approval from France’s EDF
Investment in the UK’s first new nuclear plant in decades is set to get final approval later on Thursday from the company financing most of the project.

‘Hidden payments’ to Northampton South MP’s fund probed by police
Hidden payments of £30,000 to a Tory MP’s 2015 general election campaign are being investigated by the police.

Saving Labour
Can this summer’s Labour leadership contest unite the party’s warring factions?

Labour leadership: Ruling due on Corbyn ballot challenge
A judge will rule later on whether Labour’s decision to allow Jeremy Corbyn to automatically stand for re-election as leader was lawful or not.

David Mackintosh MP accuses council of Sixfields ‘cover up’
An MP accuses his former council colleagues of a cover up in a row over a missing £10.25m loan.

Reality Check
Labour’s Owen Smith says the UK is “rapidly becoming the sick man of Europe when it comes to workers’ rights”. Is he right?

Left-wing appeal?
The Labour leadership hopeful unveiled a suite of left wing policies aimed directly at those wooed by Jeremy Corbyn a year ago, but who Owen Smith now hopes to convert to his cause.

Pakistan police launch murder probe into Samia Shahid death
Police in Pakistan launch a murder investigation into the death of a woman whose husband says she was the victim of a so-called honour killing.

Brexit: France’s Michel Barnier made EU’s chief negotiator with UK
Former French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier is appointed the EU’s chief negotiator for Brexit.

Theresa May has Brexit talks with Italy’s Matteo Renzi
Theresa May has held talks with her Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi on the UK’s exit from the EU and the challenge posed by terrorism and mass migration.

UK economic growth sped up ahead of Brexit vote
The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to the end of June, as economic growth accelerated in the run-up to the vote to leave the EU.

EU referendum: Man cautioned for illegally voting in Powys
A man is cautioned by police for illegally voting in the EU referendum.

Labour MP Stephen Kinnock denies concealing child’s private education
Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock denies concealing details about his daughter’s private education when seeking selection for the safe Labour seat.

Blame it on the Brexit: But is it just an excuse?
There is no shortage of companies blaming Brexit for their bad news these days – from job losses to price rises – but is this just a handy excuse?

Councils demand reassurance on universal broadband pledge
Councils urge the government to “reaffirm its commitment” to a minimum broadband speed to stop thousands falling into a “digital twilight zone”.

Brexit migrant ‘spike’ warning from MPs
There could be a spike in UK migration ahead of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and the possible end to free movement rights, MPs warn.

Owen Smith to make equality pitch to Corbyn supporters
Greater equality must be at the heart of Labour’s “mission for Britain”, Owen Smith is to say in a direct pitch to supporters of rival Jeremy Corbyn.

Bercow: Malhotra office access claims didn’t breach rules
Claims by Labour MP Seema Malhotra that her office was accessed without her permission do not amount to a possible breach of Commons rules, Speaker John Bercow says.

Patriotism not in Corbyn’s make-up, Owen Smith claims
Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn’s patriotism, suggesting it is not “part of his make-up”.

Will London’s Garden Bridge ever be built?
London’s Garden Bridge project has been pushed back until at least the autumn.

UKIP Welsh MEP post best left unfilled, AM Caroline Jones says
UKIP’s Welsh MEP post may be better left unfilled as a result of Brexit, party AM Caroline Jones says.

Suzanne Evans gives up hope of UKIP leadership bid
UKIP’s Suzanne Evans, who is currently suspended from the party, says she has given up hope of becoming its next leader – but insists she will not “give up” on the party.

Martin McGuinness and Arlene Foster disagree after PM Brexit talks
Martin McGuinness and Arlene Foster disagree on the way forward for Northern Ireland after Brexit talks with Prime Minister Theresa May.

Nobody wants to return to the borders of past says Prime Minister
Theresa May has said that “nobody wants to return to the borders of the past” during her visit to Northern Ireland.

Brexit Watch
The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on 23 June. Here’s your daily summer briefing of all the latest Brexit-related news..

Theresa May and Enda Kenny to hold talks at Downing Street
Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold talks with Taoiseach Enda Kenny later, focussing on Brexit.

Reverse Greenland?
From the Reverse Greenland to the Norway Model; what are Scotland’s options for retaining ties with the EU after Brexit?

HBOS: City regulation ‘outdated and unfair’ say MPs
Punishment of banks that break the rules may be better served by a new enforcer in the light of failures surrounding the HBOS collapse, MPs say.

Lone child refugees ‘left in squalor’ by EU nations – Lords
Thousands of lone migrant children are living in squalid conditions after being let down by European countries including the UK, a Lords committee says.

Nuclear power plants must be value for money, say MPs
Future nuclear power projects in Wales need to show value for money and create jobs where they are built, MPs say.

Hate crime policing to be reviewed after spike in reports
The police response to hate crime is to be reviewed after a sharp rise in incidents following the EU referendum, the government is to announce.

Labour leadership: Legal action against Corbyn ballot vote
A legal challenge to Jeremy Corbyn’s right to automatically stand in the Labour leadership contest will start in earnest later on Tuesday.

Brexit: Theresa May to meet Irish PM Enda Kenny for talks
Theresa May is to meet Irish counterpart Enda Kenny for talks set to be dominated by the fallout from the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

BHS: Philip Green demands ‘immediate apology’ from Frank Field
Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green demands an “immediate apology” from MP Frank Field for comments he made about his running of the collapsed retailer.

PM Theresa May meets Tory MEPs over Brexit ‘red lines’
Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Conservative MEPs in Downing Street to discuss “red lines” in negotiations about the UK’s EU exit.

Reality Check
Theresa May is in Northern Ireland for the first time since taking over as prime minister to talk about what will happen on the border.

Labour leadership: Activists could lose vote in abuse warning
Activists engaging in abusive behaviour online or at meetings will not be able to vote in Labour’s leadership contest, the party says – warning recent incidents “need to stop”.

Labour leadership: MP ‘unresigns’ from Corbyn team
An MP who quit Labour’s front bench during a revolt against Jeremy Corbyn is reinstated after asking for her old job back.

After Farage
Who are the main contenders to succeed Nigel Farage as leader of UKIP when he stands down.

Theresa May on NI post-Brexit: ‘No-one wants return to borders of the past’
Theresa May says that “nobody wants to return to the borders of the past” during her visit to Northern Ireland.

Voting opens in Green Party’s leadership contest
The ballot opens in the contest to elect a new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, with the result to be announced at its autumn conference.

Sir Philip Green blamed by MPs for BHS collapse
Sir Philip Green and others who “got rich” from BHS are blamed for the retailer’s collapse in what MPs called the “unacceptable face of capitalism”.

Brexit: Sturgeon to set out key Scottish interests that ‘must be protected’
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to outline her next steps in securing Scotland’s position in Europe later, a month on from the Brexit vote.