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Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutKeir Starmer has been warned against “appeasing” Donald Trump as he considers reducing a major tax for US tech companies while cutting dis…
UK chancellor ‘not satisfied’ with the current numbers, but promises the economy and living standards will improveRachel Reeves has promised the UK’s economy and living standards will improve, as she pledged to cut running costs of government by 15% an…
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statementLiving standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners,…
Chancellor to tell party she is making steep cuts to avoid similar fallout to that which followed 2022 mini-budget Rachel Reeves will raise the spectre of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget in the lead-up to next week’s spring statement as she tries to…
Chancellor may see data as vindication for spending cuts but some analysts say more radical action will be neededUK borrowing rises to £10.7bn in setback for ReevesBusiness live – latest updatesFebruary’s public finances data, published on Friday, is o…
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key servicesRachel Reeves will announce the biggest spending cuts since austerity at next week’s spring statement after ruling out tax rises as a way to close…
Prime minister defends changes to welfare system but Labour MPs struggle to digest plans for disability payments The rising benefits bill is “devastating for public finances” and has “wreaked a terrible human cost”, Keir Starmer has said as he defended…
Treasurer says he would welcome the opportunity to put the economy ‘front and centre’ in the upcoming election campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s fourth budge…
Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toiletKeir Starmer will unveil drastic cuts to disability benefits on Tuesday, despite deep opposition from Labour MPs and poverty campaigners, and warnings from ec…
Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toiletKeir Starmer will unveil drastic cuts to disability benefits on Tuesday, despite deep opposition from Labour MPs and poverty campaigners, and warnings from ec…