Georgina Quach

Cost to the UK Treasury rises 30-fold in two years due to rising interest rates and frozen thresholds

Unclear and hard-to-categorise motives of suspects pose rising challenge for security services

Decontextualised opinions on short-form video apps lose the facts and nuance needed to make educated decisions

MP Helen Morgan has become a blueprint for success in garnering local support

Key measures to tackle crime involve private sector taking on greater responsibilities, which bear indirect costs on state

The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report

Targeting pay by subject floated as a potential solution, but a broader focus on improving job offer and reducing stress is needed

Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris draws level with Donald Trump in polls and tech stocks sell-off reignites

Good morning. In today’s newsletter we’re covering: But we start with Russia’s effort to conclude a major gas pipeline deal with China, which has run aground over what Moscow sees as Beijing’s unreasonable demands on price and supply levels, according to three people familiar with the matter. Beijing’s tough stance on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline underscores how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left President Vladimir Putin increasingly dependent on Chinese leader Xi Jinping for economic su…

Good morning. The big theme of Labour’s campaign thus far has been what it will not do — it will not prevent Diane Abbott from standing as a Labour candidate, it will not increase any of the taxes most of us pay, and now, it will not unpick the measures Rishi Sunak has put in place to reduce immigration. In large part because Keir Starmer already has such a big lead in the opinion polls, his priority in this election campaign is reassurance — most importantly of the voters who have switched fro…