3 d. ago Scottish Labour under 'pressure' over Holyrood vote on UK Government welfare cuts

EXCLUSIVE: MSPs will be forced to take a position on the Labour Government plan to save billions from the social security budget.

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4 d. ago Retired lecturer threatened with arrest in row with councillor over their daughter's female

Dave and Viv Boardman, both 67, were threatened with arrest after a row with a councillor over their daughter's female-only fundraiser that trans women weren't allowed to attend in Yorkshire.

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5 d. ago Aberdeen City Council workers back strike action in dispute over contract changes

The council has proposed a pay freeze and reducing the working week from 37 to 35 hours for full-time workers.

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6 d. ago Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair

Sophie Chandauka claims there is ‘significant correlation’ with drop in funders and prince’s move to the USDonors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he left the UK, the chair of Sentebale has said amid a bitter media row.There was a “significant correlation” between a drop in funders and the Duke of Sussex’s departure to the US following controversy caused by his rift with the royal family, Sophie Chandauka told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips programme. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Angela Rayner's workers' rights bonanza 'will hammer jobs market and the economy', watchdog warns

In a blow to Labour's deputy leader, the Office for Budget Responsibility said it did not have enough detail about her Employment Rights Bill to deliver a full verdict on its consequences.

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves' emergency budget was a humiliation and it confirmed what we knew already... Labour isn't working, writes MEL STRIDE

MEL STRIDE: Rachel Reeves' emergency budget was a humiliation. It confirmed what I'm sure many Daily Mail readers knew already: Labour isn't working.

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9 d. ago Workers’ rights plans could have ‘negative’ impact, watchdog suggests

The Office for Budget Responsibility said regulations which ‘affect the flexibility of businesses and labour markets’ can have undesirable effects.

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9 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Wrists trembling, Reeves sounded shrivelled as she tried to blame 'the party opposite'...but everyone knows she has brought disaster on herself

The speech lasted 33 minutes, half the time of a real Budget. For all Labour's groans when Tories talked of 'an emergency Budget', this nonetheless felt like a big event.

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9 d. ago Everything you need to know about PIP changes and Universal Credit as Labour slashes £5billion off welfare budget and Rachel Reeves blasts 'broken system' in Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced further welfare cuts as she confirmed changes for personal independence payment (Pip) and Universal Credit.

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1 week ago Martin Lewis gives verdict on spring statement as ISA reforms underway

The money expert focused on household income and rumoured ISA changes in his initial reaction

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1 week ago 250,000 more people will face relative poverty after Rachel Reeves’ benefits cuts, DWP says – spring statement live

Department for work and pensions says thousands, including children, will be hit by chancellor’s reforms, as OBR forecasts UK growth to halve in 2025Spring statement 2025: key points at a glanceRachel Reeves will not be raising taxes in the spring statement today, even though there are many people on the left who would prefer taxes to rise as an alternative to public spending being cut. Reeves came into office promising only one budget-type event a year, and that is one reason why she is not hiking taxes today. But mainly it’s because she thinks Britons are relatively highly taxed already, because Labour was elected on a manifesto ruling out most of the obvious possible tax rises and because she’s not convinced a sweeping wealth tax would work.But that has not stopped campaigners calling for a wealth tax, and yesterday about 300 people attended a ‘Tax the Super-Rich’ rally outside the Treasury. It was organised by charities and social justice campaign groups, but one of the speakers...

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1 week ago Reeves announces welfare changes, increased defence spending and new growth forecasts – spring statement live

Chancellor OBR forecasts for UK growth halved in 2025 but up in the remaining years of this parliamentSpring statement 2025: key points at a glanceRachel Reeves will not be raising taxes in the spring statement today, even though there are many people on the left who would prefer taxes to rise as an alternative to public spending being cut. Reeves came into office promising only one budget-type event a year, and that is one reason why she is not hiking taxes today. But mainly it’s because she thinks Britons are relatively highly taxed already, because Labour was elected on a manifesto ruling out most of the obvious possible tax rises and because she’s not convinced a sweeping wealth tax would work.But that has not stopped campaigners calling for a wealth tax, and yesterday about 300 people attended a ‘Tax the Super-Rich’ rally outside the Treasury. It was organised by charities and social justice campaign groups, but one of the speakers was Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green party...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer faces PMQs before Rachel Reeves delivers spring statement – UK politics live

Chancellor is expected to announce further welfare cuts when she outlines departmental spending plansRachel Reeves will not be raising taxes in the spring statement today, even though there are many people on the left who would prefer taxes to rise as an alternative to public spending being cut. Reeves came into office promising only one budget-type event a year, and that is one reason why she is not hiking taxes today. But mainly it’s because she thinks Britons are relatively highly taxed already, because Labour was elected on a manifesto ruling out most of the obvious possible tax rises and because she’s not convinced a sweeping wealth tax would work.But that has not stopped campaigners calling for a wealth tax, and yesterday about 300 people attended a ‘Tax the Super-Rich’ rally outside the Treasury. It was organised by charities and social justice campaign groups, but one of the speakers was Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green party, which is in favour of a wealth tax.Across th...

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1 week ago Further welfare cuts expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver spring statement – UK politics live

Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at PMQs before the chancellor delivers her spring statement John Healey, the defence secretary, has been doing an interview round this morning because overnight the Treasury briefed journalists that Rachel Reeves will announce an extra £2.2bn in defence spending from April in the spring statement. (Presumably that was the story the Treasury press office were hoping would be leading the news bulletins this morning, not the new benefit cuts).In its news release, the Treasury said:The chancellor will announce a further £2.2bn funding increase for defence from April, as she warns that Britain has to “move quickly in a changing world”.The funding will be invested in advanced technologies so that Britain’s armed forces have the tools they need to compete and win in modern warfare. This includes guaranteeing the investment to fit Royal Navy ships with Directed Energy Weapons by 2027. These weapons can hit a £1 coin from 1km away and take down drones at ...

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1 week ago New mums advised to do two hours of vigorous exercise a week to reduce health risks

Researchers say women in the first 12 weeks after giving birth should exercise for 120 hours a week

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1 week ago Spring Budget: What are the key benefit changes announced by Labour?

The work and pensions secretary announced a slate of changes – here’s what you need to know

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1 week ago My favourite Alexa smart kettle that keeps water hot for hours reduced from £80 to £59

Boil water with your voice using this Swan smart kettle.

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1 week ago Major theme park will close five rides and reduce opening hours after £2.7million loss

The historic attraction, which was opened on the town's seafront in 1896, said it had been struggling with visitor numbers not recovering after the pandemic - and now faces a sharp rise in staff costs.

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves’s tractor tax could cost 200,000 jobs, warns new research

Labour chancellor’s controversial inheritance changes in the budget are under further fire

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1 week ago Santander issues warning that could affect millions of customers this summer

The bank announced it will be closing the branches in June, reducing hours at 36 locations and switching 18 sites to counter-free services

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