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One donor tells FT that Reform leader described an agreement as ‘inevitable’, despite denials from both sidesNigel Farage has told donors he expects a deal or merger between his Reform UK party and the Conservatives before the next general election.Ref…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will lay an amendment on Wednesday to speed up the workers rights’ bill, after “considerable anger” that unelected Lords forced the watering dow…
Richard Hughes says he is stepping down in order to restore confidence in organisationQ: Yesterday you said Rachel Reeves was lying. Today you are saying she gave out false information. Are you still accusing her of being a liar?Badenoch replies: “Yes….
Conservative leader said the chancellor acts ‘like she’s still at school’ and claimed that her speech was reactiveLabour MPs have said they believe Keir Starmer’s leadership is safe until at least the May elections, after a budget that avoided any majo…
PM says: ‘We kept to our manifesto in terms of what we’ve promised. But I accept the challenge that we’ve asked everybody to contribute’Ask the Guardian your budget questionsShare your views on the new ‘mansion tax’Budget calculator: find out if you ar…
Chancellor says she will not ‘get into semantics’ when questioned on issue after her statementAt a glance: the key points from the budgetHow does freezing income tax thresholds affect you?Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, has rejected the concerns…
Unpaid carers were pushed into debt and distress and hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money wastedUK politics live – latest updatesRepeated failures by Tory ministers and top welfare officials pushed hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt a…
Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trialsJohn McFall is standing down early as Lord Speaker in the House of Lords so that he can care for his wife, Joan, who has was Parkinson’s. A…
West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important considerationBadenoch says the government should be cutting regulation.And she claims she can do this because, when she was business secretary, …
Former PM to examine issue of trust in politics and Oscar-winning actor’s show will discuss AI The former prime minister Theresa May is to guest edit Radio 4’s Today programme and use it to explore the issue of dwindling trust in politics.May, who resi…