The government's efforts to fix the prison crisis may not work without "bold investment decisions", the leading union for the ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted that rebelling Labour MPs "know the welfare system needs reform" as the government ...

EXCLUSIVE: FOI data showed Sir Keir Starmer 's government spent at least £566,000 on visas for foreign nationals in the first ...

Fourteen MPs who entered the Commons just last year are among the signatories of a letter demanding he and Chancellor Rachel ...

Bank of England slashes interest rates to 4.25% in boost to homeowners - It marks lowest level for two years as central bank ...

Economic growth is also on track to be weaker than previously expected this year, according to the National Institute of ...

Speculation over Rachel Reeves’ future as winter fuel U-turn demands mount - Reform’s election success last week has seen ...

James Murray MP just recommitted to arming HMRC with extra coshes to beat back a £600m problem, including by making more directors personally liable.

Rachel Reeves has been warned that “tough trade-offs ... in additional capital spending and is prioritising investment to drive growth. “The spring statement increased capital investment by a further ...

Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down Rachel Reeves after she suggested that the government is prioritising trade relations with the EU ahead of the US. The remarks to the BBC by the chancellor came ...

Rachel Reeves has met her American counterpart as the UK and US seek to hammer out a trade deal. The Chancellor met US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday afternoon, after having claimed ...

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