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Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local electionsThin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime changeDowning Street has launched an extraordinary operation to pr…
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be liftedUK politics live – latest updatesDecades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has …
Culture secretary also condemns MPs who dismiss BBC as ‘institutionally biased’ in swipe at Badenoch and Farage. This live blog is closedHere is a round-up of what various lawyers and commentators have been saying about Donald Trump’s legal case agains…
Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of povertyRachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could …
Chancellor interviewed on Radio 5 Live and says it’s unfair to penalise children in bigger families. This live blog is closedReeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budgetFarage said the problems facing small businesses were not a failur…
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income householdsRachel Reeves has been told that cutting funding for home insulation at the budget would risk the UK’s climate goals and hurt low-income househ…
Policymakers keep borrowing costs at 4% before crucial budget while also warning of persistent weak growthAnalysis: Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 4% is not all doom and gloomThe Bank of England has opened the door to a December i…
UK bank shares rise after reports, with chancellor wanting sector to remain competitive to help economic growthThe chancellor has decided against increasing taxes on banks in this month’s budget, according to reports, which sent UK bank shares higher o…
Boss of supermarket urges Rachel Reeves not to fuel inflation with tax rises on retailers and suppliersThe boss of Sainsbury’s has urged Rachel Reeves not to fuel inflation with tax rises on retailers and their suppliers and says shoppers are delaying …
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra…