Home Office 'cut corners' buying £15m migrant camp

The government watchdog finds the Home Office made "a series of poor decisions" buying the site in East Sussex.

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Building more prisons not answer to crisis - Gauke

The man in charge of reviewing sentencing says a more "strategic" approach to prisons is needed.

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Bid to soften farm tax change rejected by Treasury

The department for rural affairs suggested exempting some older farmers from having to pay, Newsnight is told.

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Met faces service cuts without more cash, says chief

Sir Mark Rowley says he is "deeply troubled" by negotiations so far on the force's funding next year.

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