Notre-Dame was restored in five years and under budget. But the Palace of Westminster? No chance | Simon Jenkins
Estimated costs have already risen from £3.5bn to £40bn.
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Minister tells energy suppliers to do more to help households tackle unpaid bills this winter
Bosses from Great Britain’s biggest energy companies called to meeting as part of government’s debt relief plan
I know the dangers a wounded Trump presents – this is how the UK should deal with him now | Kim Darroch
Power is draining away at home, but the US president will see a chance to make his mark through foreign policy
The Guardian view on cocaine and domestic abuse: new links between drugs and crime need investigating | Editorial
Patterns of drug supply and use are changing and the government’s five-year-old drug strategy must evolve too
UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns
Minister hints at restriction on selling technology ‘to certain users’ amid worries over surreptitious filming of women
Burnham says long-awaited 10-year plan may be delayed until January – as it happened
The document has been described as the core policy statement coming from No 10
EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students
Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members say
Will the UK finally pay slavery reparations? – The Latest
Andy Burnham has asked countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape a formal apology through a ‘structured dialogue’.
Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islands
What can Andy Burnham learn from the ‘blue wave’ in the US? – podcast
As Donald Trump licks his wounds from a bruising set of midterm election results, the UK will look nervously to what he might do on the international stage in order to cement his legacy.