Policy

London mayoral candidate for Labour secures backing from Green Party for second preference votes

Party urges supporters to make Labour's Ken Livingstone their second-choice candidate

Environment Minister tells businesses to develop specific adaptation plans for climate change impacts

New rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions will make it nearly impossible to build new coal power plants

Presumption in favour of developments meeting five defined principles is "golden thread" running through streamlined framework

Consultation promises to save organisations £330m, but businesses call for unpopular scheme to be replaced

Communities and social landlords to benefit from £10m RHPP boost, but full-scale domestic Renewable Heat Incentive on hold until mid-2013

Government must reveal policy today, while proposals to simplify much-criticised Carbon Reduction Commitment should also be published

Local Transport Minister confirms winners of £31m Green Bus Fund and £70m Better Bus Fund

Ministers to rethink decision to rule out runway after warning that trade will move elsewhere unless airport expanded