The UK government has granted planning permission for National Highways' Lower Thames Crossing project, an infrastructure ...

Symbol of Britain's sclerotic planning system' finally gets green light after years of delays – but at what cost for locals ...

The idea of a ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ was first mentioned in Parliament 36 years ago. Fourteen years ago, the government made ...

But for now, some thoughts on what connects the £2bn replacement of Old Trafford and the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing. Inside Politics is edited by Harvey Nriapia. Follow Stephen on Bluesky and X. Read ...

Work on the project has been ongoing since 2009, and more than £800 million of taxpayers' money has been spent on planning ...

The Government's decision to approve the building of a major road connecting Kent and Essex also comes after controversies ...

The Chancellor is expected to announce infrastructure projects to soften the blow of cuts in the Spring Statement ...

There has been some unease in Labour's ranks over the planned savings in the welfare budget. The government's newly published ...

Defence Secretary John Healey said Chancellor Rachel Reeves would deliver a “tough” statement “in tough times”. The Chancellor is expected to announce further welfare cuts at a time when she has ...

Rachel Reeves is understood to be planning to slash Britain’s welfare bill by another £500million after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) rejected the Government's assessment that the package ...

Plans for the longest road tunnel in the UK that would predominantly cover green belt land have been approved by the ...