25 h. ago Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to back her Budget as she vows not to let critics ‘beat me’

The chancellor looked to rally the Labour troops, vowing she’ll still be chancellor in two years’ time if they back her plans for the economy

Politics

42 h. ago Reeves must use Budget to restore public trust in party, Scottish Labour leader warns

Anas Sarwar issued a warning days before the chancellor delivers her make-or-break Budget - with crucial elections in Scotland in May threatening to decide Keir Starmer’s future as PM

Events

8 d. ago Reform UK targets EU citizens and overseas aid as it seeks to save £25bn

Populist party claims chancellor Rachel Reeves can avoid tax rises at the Budget

Economics

1 week ago Labour leadership live: Starmer denies No 10 aides to blame for attack on Streeting

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

Politics

1 week ago Labour leadership live: Starmer’s aides insist none of them briefed against Streeting

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

Politics

1 week ago Labour leadership live: Starmer warns aides ‘I’ll fire you’ for briefing against ministers amid Streeting saga

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

Events

1 week ago Labour leadership latest: Streeting dismisses ‘silly Westminster soap opera’ coup briefings about Starmer ousting

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

Politics

1 week ago Labour leadership latest: Streeting dismisses ‘silly Westminster soap opera’ coup briefings he wants to oust Starmer

Concerns around Labour Party leadership deepens ahead of Rachel Reeves’s upcoming Budget

Politics

3 w. ago Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession

Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisisCanada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support the fiscal plans of the prime minister, Mark Carney, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil a spending plan his government has signalled will include both steep deficits and spending cuts. Few details have leaked ahead of the announcement, which will mark the first substantive look at how Carney plans to avoid a recession while locked in a trade war with the US, Canada’s biggest economic partner. Continue reading...

Economics