The Labour government’s first budget will embrace the “harsh light of fiscal reality” but “better days are ahead”, Sir Keir...
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On a sunny October afternoon in Derbyshire, hundreds of people are pushing their wheelbarrows around a field full of pumpkins in Ashover. They stop now and...
Mike Amesbury has been suspended by the Labour Party after CCTV footage showed him punching a man in the street. A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Mike...
Briefings and speculation are rife over what will be included in the chancellor’s budget on Wednesday, particularly the scale of tax rises. The biggest...
People will not face higher taxes on their payslips after the budget, a cabinet minister said, as she refused to be drawn on what measures could be in the...
Rachel Reeves has promised £1.4bn to rebuild crumbling schools and triple funding for free breakfast clubs, as she gears up for her first budget. The...
The amount employers pay in national insurance is set to rise in next week’s budget to raise money for public services, Sky News understands. Reports...
Mayors are set to be one of the big winners in the budget after Sir Keir Starmer personally intervened to ensure they have more freedom to spend cash and boost...
A Labour MP has said he was involved in an incident where he “felt threatened” and is cooperating with police. Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn...
Is the prime minister declaring war on middle Britain in his definition of a working person and did he mislead the public in his manifesto by giving no inkling...
In a classic piece of political understatement, a government source justified the coming £20bn rise in employer national insurance as “asking businesses...
Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public in the general election after hinting at tax rises for those who own shares and assets. Labour’s...
More migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year than in the whole of 2023, Home Office figures show. It comes after 424 people...
Sir Keir Starmer has downplayed the prominence of reparations for slavery being addressed at a Commonwealth summit, saying “none of the discussions have...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget at the end of October, providing the first chance for her to change the fiscal rules. Upon entering...
A political strategist who worked on Sir Keir Starmer’s campaign has explained how she went to the US to share “lessons learned” with the...
