Sophie and Ms Phillips will travel to Brussels on Wednesday, where European politicians are gathering to draw attention to the harms children face.

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the implementation of any new inspection reforms to be delayed until September 2026.

Fiscal watchdog the OBR is reported to have warned that welfare cuts will not save ministers the £5 billion they had expected.

A report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that legacy IT systems and poor quality data are slowing Government plans to use AI.

The Government will release an impact assessment indicating how many people will be hit by its benefits reforms.

At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured after wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said.