Budget 2025: What do MPs, trade unions and think tanks want from Reeves?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her second Budget next week, with the mood music surrounding the…
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Budget 2025: Full list of Labour MPs backing wealth tax motion
More than two dozen Labour MPs have backed a motion by Richard Burgon calling for an annual wealth…
‘Labour needs a reset’, says boss of Britain’s largest trade union
Unison general secretary Christina McAnea has called on the government to “reset” and focus more on making people’s…
‘Refreshing Help to Save is a low-cost way to help millions build financial resilience’
The statistics on the pressures facing households across Britain are clear. Inflation in October almost hit 4%, double…
Labour MPs call for Chancellor to hike taxes for greater spending – poll
A majority of Labour MPs think the Chancellor should raise taxes at the Budget to allow for additional…
‘To end austerity, wealth taxes are a moral and economic necessity’
The UK is at a crossroads. This government inherited the dire legacy of a lost decade of cuts,…
Welsh Labour figures attempt to reassure farmers after protests outside party conference
Senior Welsh Labour figures have sought to reassure farmers angered by changes to inheritance tax, who picketed outside…
‘Is it the economy, stupid? Why politicians need to create a human-felt economy’
For nearly the last half century, the top issue for US voters has been the economy. But as…
‘Why I and other Labour MPs are struggling with the arguments around assisted dying’
Recently on my Facebook page, I posted a note in response to the confirmation by my colleague Kim…
Former Blair chief of staff Jonathan Powell appointed as Starmer’s National Security Adviser
Jonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to Tony Blair, has been announced as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s…
