Defence boost derails aid boost pledged in manifesto as Dodds dealt a blow
Keir Starmer has announced a boost to defence spending to 2.5% by 2027, with a “clear ambition” to…
Budget 2024
Labour ‘holding up strong’ with support for Budget among voters, claim MPs after national campaign weekend
MPs have reported positive responses to the Budget from residents after a nationwide campaign weekend. Activists and MPs…
‘Labour has shown commitment to reach net zero, but must increase ambition’
Clean energy remains one of the Labour government’s defining ‘missions’ and held an important place in their packed…
‘The Budget ends austerity. But without reform, voters will ask where cash went’
She did it. Despite apparently being boxed into a corner, the Chancellor has managed to find a staggering…
Budget: Labour warned two child benefit cap to hit 900,000 more children by 2030
Labour faces fresh pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap following its first Budget, after new figures showed…
Autumn Budget 2024: Read Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ full Budget speech
Madam Deputy Speaker, on July the 4th, the country voted for change. This government was given a mandate…
Who key Budget policies are aimed at – and the electoral strategy they signal
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget today gives one of the biggest signs yet of Labour’s electoral strategy over the…
Autumn Budget 2024: Updates and reaction as £40bn tax hikes and huge NHS boost unveiled
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling Labour’s first Budget since 2010 today, laying out new spending policies alongside long-promised…
Budget 2024: National Minimum Wage set for record hike and Living Wage to rise 6.7%
Union leaders have welcomed plans to boost the National Living Wage as making a “real difference to the…
Budget bus fare row: ‘The £2 cap was a rare policy that dramatically improves lives – it’s so cheap people talk about it’
Keir Starmer is missing the point of the £2 bus fare. He’s failing to recognise that investment in…
