71 m. ago Nigel Farage says Rachel Reeves must face sleaze probe over Budget lies: Ethics watchdog urged to act as PM is dragged into scandal

The Reform UK leader said Ms Reeves' conduct in the run-up to last week's Budget was of 'grave concern'.

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97 m. ago ANDREW NEIL: Weak Rachel Reeves' serial gaslighting of the British people is now clear for all to see. She is on her last legs... and Starmer will not be far behind

'Of course I didn't lie,' claimed Rachel Reeves on Sky News yesterday morning, though the Chancellor had to be pushed three times to say it. But how can we be sure that itself is not a lie?

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1 hour ago Benefits claimants in Britain's 'most deprived' seaside town are 'absolutely delighted' with Rachel Reeves' £16billion Budget giveaway

Unemployed people in Jaywick, Essex, are celebrating after the Chancellor ceded to Labour MPs' demands for more benefits handouts.

Economics

2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Lie, lie, lie, lie... the word kept echoing round the cavern of her brain

A bruised, stale, defensive Rachel Reeves cut a sad figure on Sunday-morning television. It was not easy to watch. A boxing referee might have stepped in to put the Chancellor out of her misery.

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4 h. ago Starmer signals fresh push on welfare reform in bid to move on from Budget row

The Prime Minister will make the case for a welfare system shake-up after the axing of the two-child cap in the Budget was welcomed by Labour MPs.

Economics

4 h. ago Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says

Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget• Keir Starmer: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewalLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full, Keir Starmer has said as he tries to regain the narrative after a turbulent response to last week’s budget.In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister hit back at his political opponents, insisting the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago Keir Starmer sets sights on welfare again as Rachel Reeves battles 'lies' claim

Keir Starmer will hit out at a 'poverty of ambition' as he once again sets his sights on welfare spending - as Rachel Reeves battles accusations that she misled the public before the Budget

Economics

6 h. ago Time is running out for Rachel Reeves amid government’s Budget obsession

A YEAR only has so many months — twelve, I can exclusively reveal. As far as statements of the blindingly obvious go, that’s not a bad example. But sometimes we need to be reminded of what’s staring us in the face. That life is for living. You can’t know everything. What goes up, must come...

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves hits back at claims she misled public on Budget headroom

Both the Conservative party and the SNP have written to the Financial Conduct Authority asking for an investigation into The Chancellor’s comments

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10 h. ago Warning Reeves’s landlord tax will push up rents and ‘dry up’ housing supply

Simon Gammon, founder of Knight Frank Finance, says tax hike on landlords’ rental income will be the ‘last straw’ for many, forcing them to sell up

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10 h. ago Rachel Reeves forced to deny she lied before the Budget as calls grow for her to quit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing growing criticism over her comments ahead of the Budget, after it emerged the watchdog told her privately there was no structural black hole

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11 h. ago Emergency declared in seaside town after reindeer escapes Christmas event, sparking huge rescue

Police, Royal Marines and the coastguard undertook an extensive search for the missing animal in Formby, Merseyside yesterday.

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11 h. ago Sultana attacks the monarchy, Israel and ‘pathetic’ Labour in Your Party speech – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

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11 h. ago 'It wasn't true': Rachel Reeves is forced to watch footage of herself vowing she 'won't be back for more' after last tax bomb Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had to sit awkwardly on Sky News while her words from the aftermath of the last record-breaking tax package were played out.

Economics

12 h. ago Sultana addresses Your Party conference after securing ‘collective leadership’ victory – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

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12 h. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax hikes

Calls for investigation into accusation Labour chancellor misled the public

Economics

14 h. ago Reeves drags Starmer into Budget lie chaos and says he approved her false warnings that justified monster tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Events

14 h. ago Transport chief's brutal dig at chicken run Tory over train fares

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave a spiky response to her Tory counterpart, Richard Holden, after Rachel Reeves announced she was freezing rail fares in last week's Budget

Politics

14 h. ago Iconic Christmas lights return to UK seaside town can you work out why they caused such a stir last year?

ICONIC Christmas lights are set to return to a UK seaside town - but can you work out why they got residents talking last year? The town of Tiverton in Devon, Cornwall, recently unveiled the festive decorations, with the unique sight now fully embraced by the council. The big switch-on happened at 6pm on Saturday,...

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14 h. ago Reeves refuses to guarantee OBR chief's job amid Treasury fury at Budget leak and letter detailing when Chancellor was told there was no hole in the public finances

Rachel Reeves offered only lukewarm support for Richard Hughes amid Treasury anger at the Budget leak and revelations about the forecast timetable.

Economics