Budget 2024: £25bn tax rises needed to avoid austerity, think tank warns
Rachel Reeves could be forced to raise billions of pounds in additional tax revenue if she wishes to…
James Moules
Pat McFadden: ‘Keir knows saying “trust me” won’t work. Government has to show, not tell’
Senior cabinet minister Pat McFadden has cautioned Labour against assuming the magnitude of the majority the party won…
Sue Gray resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Sue Gray has resigned as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Downing Street has announced. The resignation,…
UK will not give away more Overseas Territories after Chagos Islands, Labour minister says
Labour cabinet minister Peter Kyle has said the British government will not give up any more overseas territories…
Keir Starmer green speech: Recap key points and watch back as PM unveils £22bn carbon capture plan
The Prime Minister has delivered a major speech in north-west England today, unveiling Labour’s £22 billion carbon capture…
FBU to hold mass rally in Westminster to call for ‘service resilient for future’
One of Britain’s leading trade unions will be hosting a mass rally in Westminster next Tuesday. The Fire…
Starmer hails ‘reigniting’ of industrial heartlands with carbon capture clusters
Keir Starmer has hailed the “reigniting” of Britain’s industrial heartlands after the launch of carbon capture clusters in…
UK strikes deal to transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK will hand over sovereignty of an Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius following years of negotiations over…
Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘not a silver bullet’, think tank says
Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would not be a “silver bullet” to reducing child poverty in Britain, a…
Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ Middle East is ‘on the brink’ following Iranian missile attack
Keir Starmer has said he is “deeply concerned” the Middle East is “on the brink” after Iran launched…
