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Labour MP condemns shadow justice secretary’s assertion there is a ‘strong argument’ in favour of ban. This live blog is closedLabour is spending significantly more on levelling up projects than previous Conservative government, new research suggests.I…
Investment in offices falls amid uncertainty over pricing, volatile geopolitics and the economyBusiness live – latest updatesConstruction of offices, shops and warehouses in the UK has fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade amid rising build …
Exclusive: letter to Rachel Reeves from drinks, tourism and farming bodies calls for freeze on spirits duty in budgetA coalition of drinks, tourism and farming bodies has urged the chancellor to protect the Scottish whisky industry from a steeper sales…
Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their homeRachel Reeves has said those with the “broadest shoulders” should pay their “fair share” into the exchequer as she prepares to raise taxes in…
Manufacturing and health sectors boost growth but ONS revises down figures for JulyExclusive: says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of budget story’Business live – updatesThe UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August, according to official figures, giving a …
Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial marketsBritain’s leading tax and spending experts have urged Rachel Reeves to consider announcing billions of pounds in welfare cuts in next month’s …
Exclusive: Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-domsRachel Reeves has said higher taxes on the UK’s wealthy will form part of next month’s budget, as she shrugged off the “scaremon…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereLindsay Hoyle starts by telling MPs that speakers from the parliaments in Fiji and Ukraine are in the gallery. And he says it is four years to the day since David Amess was murdered.It’s PMQs…
Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.8% but ONS says falls in and payroll numbers and vacancies are levelling offBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s employment market has shown signs of stabilising after a sharp rise in job losses earlier this yea…
Labour embraced the forecaster’s powerful role, but now finds itself scrambling in the face of gloomy projectionsReeves looks for more headroom in budget to insulate against bond marketFor a crew of 50-odd nerds sharing an uninspiring concrete block in…