Budget 2024: ‘If the Tories freeze defence cash, Labour can step up on security’
It is fair to say that few incoming Labour Prime Ministers have inherited more challenges in delivering what…
Budget
‘Nottingham faces unprecedented cuts by government diktat – this is not local democracy’
When Nottingham City Council announced it was issuing a Section 114 notice in November last year, there was…
Recap: Watch Keir Starmer’s speech today and read key points and reaction
Labour leader Keir Starmer made his first speech of the new year near Bristol this morning, setting out…
Autumn statement 2023 unpacked: Where key policies leave Labour now
Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of new measures in his autumn statement today, in a bid…
‘Polls show Reeves is right – Labour is winning back trust on the economy’
In a past life as a reporter covering economic policy, I remember covering a Confederation of British Industry…
‘The government’s plans for post-election spending cuts are a trap for Labour’
This is a story about public capital investment. I know it might not sound like the makings of…
Tories “won’t offer change, because they can’t”, Starmer says following Budget
Keir Starmer has declared that the Tories “won’t offer change, because they can’t” in response to today’s Budget…
Richest to gain 40 times as much from tax cuts despite U-turn, analysis shows
Analysis has found that the richest households will gain around 40 times as much as the poorest from…
MPs likely to be recalled for emergency Budget, Downing Street suggests
MPs are likely to be recalled to parliament after the Queen’s funeral next week to hold an emergency…
Dodds demands government “comes clean” over £70m disability “stealth cut”
Anneliese Dodds has called on the government to “come clean” over manifesto pledge-breaking plans to reform disability benefits…
