Rachel Reeves could be forced to hike taxes by £40 billion after a string of U-turns and concessions swallowed her financial headroom. Following pressure from Labour backbenchers, the Government was...
Let’s wind the clock back almost a year to the day. Keir Starmer and co. were absolutely jubilant, as they popped Champagne corks, claiming that they were going to solve all the country’s ills,...
Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future26 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation...
Sir Keir Starmer suffered an embarrassing undermining of his authority at the worst conceivable moment on July 1. Coming off the back of bad poll numbers for Labour, low approval ratings for the PM...
Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote1 hour agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsThe government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering...
Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted24 minutes agoEPAMPs have voted for changes to the welfare system which alters the criteria for some benefits.After weeks of deliberation,...
Keir Starmer may have won a landslide victory, but first year in office has already exposed the deep flaws in his leadership. Far from providing the “serious government” he promised, Starmer is...
A Labour minister faced a grilling on BBC Breakfast over welfare reforms ahead of a crunch vote today. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was pressed on the Government not doing more to win over...
MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on27 minutes agoHelen CattPolitical correspondentOttilie MitchellBBC NewsReutersMPs will vote on the government's planned reforms to welfare later - with...
The Tories will vote against Sir Keir Starmer's welfare reforms in a fresh blow to the Prime Minister. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said her party would not back the Government's Bill in a...
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf warned Rachel Reeves against slashing the cash Isa allowance. The Chancellor is reportedly poised to announce plans to limit the £20,000 annual tax-free cap.But Mr Yusuf, who...
The Prime Minister is lurching from U-turn to U-turn, his authority draining by the day. First came the scrapped winter fuel payment cut. Then the binned £5billion raid on disability benefits. Now,...
Before his death in 1806, William Pitt the Younger was credited with saving Europe from Napoleon. His reply remains one of the most powerful statements in British political history: “England has...
Starmer says fixing welfare is a 'moral imperative'24 minutes agoAdam HaleBBC NewsGetty ImagesSir Keir Starmer has said the UK's benefits system is broken and fixing it is a "moral imperative", a day...