‘A proper Labour Budget’: MPs, unions and readers overjoyed at NHS and NMW cash – but some fear for public services
“Lots of messages in my Constituency Labour Party WhatsApp saying they are looking forward to canvassing this weekend…
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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 2024: Bus fare cap row rumbles on as Burnham sticks to £2 cap
Andy Burham has said Greater Manchester will retain its £2 cap on single bus fares for the whole…
GMB says energy workers must be ‘front and centre’ shaping net zero policy, warning over ‘homogenisation’ of MPs
The national secretary of the GMB union has warned that workers in energy and manufacturing must be put…
Budget 2024: Poll reveals NHS top priority – for both cash and reform
Voters believe the NHS is a top priority issue for the Chancellor to address in tomorrow’s Budget –…
Budget 2024: The tax rises and spending plans to expect as PM revises bus fare cap and reveals back-to-work package
Labour’s first Budget since returning to power is fast approaching, with many of the policies Chancellor Rachel Reeves…
Keir Starmer Budget speech: Key points and stream as PM vows tax rises to stop austerity
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned Labour must “run towards tough decisions” in the Budget, warning of tax…
