2 hours ago 'For a Northern MP, Rachel Reeves showed a startling lack of knowledge'

"The North has been forgotten"

Politics

11 hours ago Heathrow expansion plans branded 'criminal' as residents fear homes will be destroyed for third runway

Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As Rachel Reeves restarts the third runway debate, locals once again fear losing their homes

Society

7 hours ago Trade union boss warns Reeves against trading workers rights for economic growth

Exclusive: FBU general secretary issues a warning to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer over pay and workers rights following the chancellor’s speech

Economics

8 hours ago Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposalsRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading...

Events

6 hours ago Silence from Heathrow expansion critic Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves claims third runway CAN be built 'in a decade' despite mounting Labour fury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

Culture

26 hours ago Airports, rail links and roads announced as Rachel Reeves looks south for growth

The Chancellor reiterated the government's support for plans to redevelop Old Trafford, but she did not make any cash commitments

Transport

4 hours ago Letters: Build a third runway? Heathrow should drop its shorthaul flights

Letters: Build a third runway? Heathrow should drop its shorthaul flights  The Independent

Politics

14 hours ago Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor vow to oppose third runway

The Chancellor publicly backed controversial plans for a third runway at Britain's biggest airport as she vowed to 'fight' the 'blockers' holding back the economy.

Society

11 hours ago Britain's oldest theme park is under threat as boss says Rachel Reeves' 'socialist' Labour budget has increased costs by £50,000 a year

Britain's oldest theme park is under threat as its costs continue to spiral, with the park's owner blaming Labour's 'socialist' budget last Autumn.

Economics

12 hours ago Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion

Chancellor and the mayor of London at odds over controversial plans to add third runway to Heathrow

Events

13 hours ago Where's Ed? Heathrow expansion critic Miliband 'goes into hiding' as Rachel Reeves claims third runway CAN be built 'in a decade' despite mounting Labour fury

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

Culture

7 hours ago Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concerns

Rachel Reeves was questioned over her previous opposition to expanding Leeds-Bradford airport after she gave the green light to a third runway at Heathrow on Wednesday (28 January).

Politics

23 hours ago Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor v

Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor v  Daily Mail

Society

22 hours ago Rachel Reeves? She's the human handbrake: Business bosses blame Labour policies for slowing down their growth hopes

As Rachel Reeves set out plans to boost growth, Britain's biggest supermarket chain said it was cutting 400 roles at its bakeries, stores and head office.

Economics

23 hours ago Under pressure Rachel Reeves issues defiant response when quizzed on Keir Starmer relationship

Rachel Reeves issued a defiant response as she defended her record as chancellor.

Events

8 hours ago Who owns Heathrow as Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs building a third runway?

Ms Reeves has said a third runway at Heathrow could be built and ready to use by 2035

Politics

27 hours ago We live next to Heathrow and are terrified we'll have our homes ripped from beneath our feet and demolished so Rachel Reeves can build her third runway

Harmondsworth lies directly on the path of the new runway backed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and almost two-thirds of it is set to 'disappear' if locals are made to sell and forced out of their homes.

Society

33 hours ago UK's £9bn Lower Thames Crossing plans as Rachel Reeves confirms 2025 boost

The Lower Thames Crossing has been endorsed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as the controversial project connecting Kent and Essex takes a drastic step forward.

Economics

29 hours ago Labour backlash over Heathrow as Sadiq Khan and MPs hit out at 'hugely damaging' 'mistake’

Energy secretary Ed Miliband, who threatened to resign from Gordon Brown’s government over expansion of the west London airport, did not attend chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech

Events

10 hours ago Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion

Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion  Yahoo! Voices

Politics

29 hours ago 'She's out of touch with f***ing reality': Ryanair boss rages at 'clueless' Rachel Reeves' bid to boost growth as he slams 'insane' tax on flights and 'dead cat' Heathrow plan

The Irish businessman delivered a withering verdict on the Chancellor's bid to kickstart the UK's flagging economy, which she set out in a major speech earlier.

Society

33 hours ago Reeves looks to the skies in search of economic growth with support for Heathrow

Rachel Reeves put support for a third runway at the London hub airport at the heart of her plan to kickstart the UK economy.

Economics

30 hours ago 'Rachel Reeves' new Silicon Valley dream will ruin our village': Locals warn rural idyll dating back to Domesday Book will be decimated by homes for 350,000 people under Labour plan

Residents of Tempsford say that Rachel Reeves' backing for a major new scheme linking Oxford and Cambridge will lead to tens of thousands of homes being built locally.

Events

11 hours ago Rachel Reeves keeps repeating the same mistake about Manchester Airport

The Chancellor keeps claiming that Britain hasn't built a runway since the 1940s as she makes the case for a new one at Heathrow

Politics

31 hours ago Ryanair boss says Rachel Reeves ‘hasn’t a clue’ about delivering growth

Michael O’Leary said the Chancellor should scrap air passenger duty rather than ‘waffle on’ about Heathrow expansion.

Society

34 hours ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes major announcement on £9billion Lower Thames Crossing

Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses future of planned link between Kent and Essex in major speech on Wednesday

Economics

30 hours ago 'Labour's new Silicon Valley dream will ruin our village': Locals warn Rachel Reeves' plan to build 350,000 homes nearby will 'decimate' rural idyll that dates back to the Domesday book

Residents in the village of Tempsford, Buckinghamshire, say that plans to build a further 350,000 homes nearby will make it larger than Cambridge or Oxford.

Events

12 hours ago Rachel Reeves says cabinet ‘united’ in backing Heathrow third runway plan – UK politics live

Chancellor says she has support of cabinet as climate minister Ed Miliband reported to be sceptical over Heathrow plansRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading...

Politics

33 hours ago Sadiq Khan: Heathrow expansion would undermine London's 'clean air' progress

The mayor also cast doubt on the project’s economic benefits and said it would worsen noise levels suffered by west Londoners

Society

34 hours ago Rachel Reeves sparks Labour civil war as she says Heathrow third runway MUST happen to help revive stalling economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the decision on expansion 'cannot be ducked any longer' as she backed a range of projects designed to kick-start the stalling economy.

Events

12 hours ago Rachel Reeves says third runway at Heathrow could be built and in use by 2035

Chancellor says she wants to see ‘spades in the ground’ in this Parliament

Politics

33 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs as Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after Rachel Reeves backed a third Heathrow runway on Wednesday, 29 January.

Society

34 hours ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government support for the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport as she unveiled a raft of policies aimed at economic growth

Society

16 hours ago The big hole in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plan to kickstart the economy: how to fix Brexit

Chancellor needs to realise that it’s not really ‘low expectations’ that are holding the UK economy back but barriers to trade with the EU

Politics

35 hours ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor set to unveil Heathrow and Old Trafford projects in bid to grow economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling a raft of policies aimed at economic growth, and is expected to back the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport

Society

21 hours ago Rachel Reeves refuses to say how much public money will go into Old Trafford redevelopment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves refused to say how much public money will be spent into the redevelopment of Old Trafford.

Politics

22 hours ago ALEX BRUMMER: Rachel Reeves' budget promised to fix the foundations but the reality is the foundations are crumbling before our eyes

The Chancellor yesterday tried to crawl out of the fiscal mire into which her own policies have swept her with a series of eye-catching pledges to boost growth.

Politics

23 hours ago Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts

East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, Cambridgeshire County Council warns

Politics

24 hours ago QUENTIN LETTS: Rachel Reeves aimed that Claudia Winkleman fringe at the TV cameras and roared in a forced contralto for 45 minutes when delivering her growth speech

If the Chancellor hoped to give the impression of a shrewd steward of the public purse she had an odd way of going about it.

Politics

25 hours ago Reeves rejects Heathrow expansion critics, saying answer ‘cannot always be no’

The Chancellor said the economy will stagnate if you ‘always give in’ to objections.

Politics

27 hours ago Rachel Reeves vows to keep Grenfell Tower promises despite plans to slash red tape

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted there needs to be a 'balance' when it comes to slashing regulation in the wake of disasters like the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017

Politics

27 hours ago Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’

Politics

28 hours ago Why Keir Starmer will soon have to choose between Rachel 'growth' Reeves and Ed 'net zero' Miliband

Measures such as the approval of a third runway at Heathrow are at odds with net-zero ambitions

Politics

28 hours ago Rachel Reeves plan for Heathrow to ‘turbo charge’ economy struggles to take off

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’

Politics

28 hours ago Londoners support Heathrow expansion, poll shows, as Government faces row with Sadiq Khan over third runway

There is stronger support for Heathrow expansion in London than elsewhere in the country, a survey shows

Politics