Reeves: “Bankers on short-haul flights sipping Champagne will be cheering”
Standing in for Covid-positive Keir Starmer in responding to the Budget today, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves criticised Rishi…
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Address structural inequalities in Budget and spending review, Sunak told
Labour MPs Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Apsana Begum and Zarah Sultana have written to Rishi Sunak ahead of the Budget…
Labour warns of a tough winter as Sunak prepares to deliver the Budget
Rishi Sunak will deliver the Budget today. He will paint a sunny picture of the country entering an…
Six things to look out for in Wednesday’s Budget and spending review
Wednesday is the government’s chance to rise to the scale of the challenges that face our country. With…
Pre-Budget briefings to press under fire from Speaker, opposition and Tory MPs
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has vowed to “do everything in my power” to ensure that ministers are called to…
The truth behind the headlines on public sector pay and the minimum wage
To the fury of House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the government continues to release highlights from Wednesday’s…
Sunak set to increase the national living wage – but Labour is not impressed
The national ‘living’ wage is set to rise from £8.91 to £9.50 next April, it has been confirmed…
Labour accuses Sunak of “smoke and mirrors” and “high tax, low delivery”
The big headline today is a key announcement brought forward from Wednesday’s Budget: another £5.9bn to help clear…
Sunday shows: Labour “yes” to plan B but stresses need to “make plan A work”
The Andrew Marr Show Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves agreed that the government should now implement ‘plan B’ – i.e.…
Focus group: how do swing voters see Keir Starmer, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak?
Swing voters were asked to share their impressions of Keir Starmer as well as Boris Johnson and Rishi…
