Rachel Reeves has resisted pressure by Angela Rayner to authorise increased spending on social housing, it has been reported. The housing minister, who has committed to building 1.5 million new...
The creator of Downton Abbey has slammed the Duchy of Cornwall for taking over Dorchester after planning approval was granted for 100 homes. Lord Fellowes of West Stafford said the Dorset Council had...
Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises14 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesMillions of public sector workers including nurses, doctors and teachers have been offered pay...
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Last week’s historic trade deal between the US and Britain is “only the first step” towards a more comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, Republican insiders said last night. Despite Donald...
Starmer makes 'promise' migration will fallPrime Minister Keir Starmer has promised migration to the UK will fall under his new rules, set out in a white paper.Starmer has promised to "tighten up"...
And that's brilliant news for any Briton with money invested in the stock market, which means tens of millions of us.Company and personal pensions, income drawdown pots and Stocks and Shares ISAs...
One in four employers plan to make redundancies in the next three months, research has suggested. The number of employers expecting to increase staff numbers over summer has fallen to a record low...
Rachel Reeves has been told that her plan to mitigate against UK bank branch closures is "woefully inadequate". Banking hubs, shared spaces funded by high street banks and operated by Post Office...
The US has confirmed it has struck a trade deal with China following crunch talks that took place in Switzerland over the weekend. The world's two biggest economies have been locked in a trade war...
Trump praises 'friendly, constructive' US-China trade talks 2 hours agoJamie WhiteheadBBC NewsDonald Trump says there has been a "total reset" in US-China trade relations following the first day of...
Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works5 hours agoSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentPA MediaPublic funding for the Royal Household has tripled in real terms since 2012,...
A plea to the Chancellor Rachel Reevestax thresholds for workers and state pensioners has gathered a huge 249,055 signatories meaning a parliamentary showdown on the issue will take place on...
The UK risks absorbing the equivalent of a city the size of Edinburgh every year unless sweeping immigration reforms are introduced, Home Office officials have warned. They say the expected fall in...
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