Rachel Reeves’s first budget on 30 October is still nine weeks away. But already she’s facing a political onslaught on two fronts. Tories claim the...
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Parliament is yet to return, but Sir Keir Starmer has used the last few days of August to frame the next few months of his premiership. First, there was the...
Customers across the UK are in £3.2bn worth of debt to energy firms before this winter’s price hikes have even hit, a leading industry figure has told...
A man who threw items at Nigel Farage during the election campaign has avoided being sent to prison. Josh Greally, 28, was sentenced to six weeks in jail...
Sir Keir Starmer has said his government wants a reset with the EU – “but that doesn’t mean reversing Brexit or re-entering the single...
The chancellor has refused to rule out inheritance and capital gains tax rises after Sir Keir Starmer warned the autumn budget will be “painful”...
There’s going to be “a lot of bad news” in the chancellor’s autumn budget – which the prime minister has said will be...
Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Germany to hold talks on a new bilateral treaty with the country as he hopes to “move beyond Brexit to rebuild...
Sir Keir Starmer will warn life in the UK is “going to get worse” before it improves in his first major speech as prime minister. Sir Keir will...
It is “laughable” for Rachel Reeves to claim she didn’t know the full state of the public finances until she took office, Ruth Davidson has...
The Metropolitan Police has ended its investigation into the general election betting scandal without bringing any charges. A number of Conservative...
A Scottish Tory leadership candidate has said he still does not support gay marriage because of his religious beliefs, 10 years after voting against it...
Magistrates have been told to consider pushing back the sentencing of criminals because of concerns about overcrowding in prisons. Sky News has seen an...
Let’s start with one claim that’s been causing a bit of confusion today. Contrary to what the Home Office press release today suggests, small boat...
Three MSPs will battle it out in the Scottish Tory leadership race. Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher will now proceed to a ballot of the...
Almost all small boat arrivals who claimed asylum in the UK over the last year are still waiting for a decision from the Home Office, figures show. In the year...
