Chancellor Rachel Reeves is likely to have to raise taxes to pay for Labour's U-turns on welfare and winter fuel payments, a leading economist has warned. The Resolution Foundation estimated that Sir...
A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot43 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCGetty ImagesThree U-turns in a month.First, there was the slow-motion...
Labour was torn to shreds in a brutal edition of BBC Question Time, as audience members took turns slamming Sir Keir Starmer’s Government. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was repeatedly blasted...
A pretty seaside town is like ‘going back 50 years’, according to locals. Llandudno is a coastal resort in north Wales, overlooking the Irish Sea.The seafront is the centre of the town, with a...
Why Starmer faces a political storm over welfare reforms1 hour agoIain Watson, Henry Zeffman and Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentsReutersAngela Rayner has declared that the government will go...
Just what is happening to this country? Britain was always known as a fairly decent place: people were polite, reasonable and above all honest. But now? Recent reports have shown a massive increase...
PM Keir Starmer won’t be the only loser if furious Labour rebels shoot down his reforms to out-of-work disability and sickness benefits. It’ll be a nightmare for the Chancellor.Reeves is banking...
Rachel Reeves is heading for a major blow in the coming days as forecasters say figures will show Britain’s economy shrank in the second quarter of 2025. Despite repeated pledges to get the economy...
Brits have spoken - and it's a resounding thumbs-up for 90s fashion. From Doc Martens to 'The Rachel' haircut, a poll of 2,000 adults has revealed the nation's most treasured trends from the iconic...
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 currently shows no planes in the sky over a significant swathe of the Middle East (Image: Flightradar24 )A slew of airlines, including both premier and budget...
Angela Rayner’s new labour laws will cripple British businesses and wreak devastation on the economy, critics have warned. The reforms are likely to drive up unemployment further because firms are...
It doesn’t seem to have dawned on Labour that the spiralling health and disability benefits bill is set to hit £100billion a year by 2030. That’s one and a half times the defence budget –...
Rachel Reeves has been warned an “attack on racing is an attack on the countryside”. The Chancellor risks wrecking havoc in rural communities if she launches a tax raid which threatens the...