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Sources says government is ‘not going to find a way’ to ditch cap despite predictions that child poverty levels will soarMinisters are privately ruling out scrapping the two-child benefit cap despite warnings from charities that a failure to do so coul…
After cutting off $2.26bn in funding, the US president reportedly gave the IRS a potentially illegal orderHarvard University is in a standoff with Donald Trump after rejecting a series of demands from the president’s administration, which critics view …
No dramatic shakeout so far, but jobs data may yet look like a snapshot of the calm before the storm of Trump’s tariffsNumber of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000 ahead of budget tax riseThe UK jobs market continues to cool but Rachel Reeves will …
Accountants’ institute says first quarter of 2025 was ‘harrowing’ for companies amid tax rises and US tariffsUK business confidence has fallen to the lowest level for more than two years amid growing concern over tax rises and Donald Trump’s escalating…
This live blog is now closedOne person probably more enthusiastic than most about the prospect of Universal opening a theme park in the UK is the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. He is a great fan of outdoor activity-related photocalls, and he’s been at it aga…
Experts say UK may have to raise taxes in autumn as senior MPs caution against too many concessions in US trade talksDonald Trump’s tariffs signal a new global economic era, Downing Street has said, as economists warned that the British government woul…
Ministers are considering how to secure an agreement that might exempt Britain from Trump’s tariffsUK ministers are redoubling their efforts to agree a trade deal with Donald Trump after he announced sweeping 10% tariffs on British exports to the US.Do…
Chancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be high…
Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companiesBig US technology companies have been offered a significant tax cut by Keir Starmer in return for lower tariffs from Donald Trump’s administra…
Legal action claims policy breaches rights of children with SEN whose needs cannot be met by UK state schoolsAdding VAT to private school fees discriminates against children with conditions such as autism whose needs cannot be adequately met by UK stat…