Newly released files show officials wanted John Major to tell MPs that Britannia had been of ‘inestimable value’ to the UK.

Wrongly convicted people no longer face being pushed over the savings limit for means-tested support because of the amount they received in payouts.

The Department of Health and Social Care said it is “committed to changing attitudes and transforming care” for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) as it prepared ...