4 h. ago Rachel Reeves budget: What’s in and out of chancellor’s ‘austerity 2’ spring statement

News analysis: In less than three weeks Rachel Reeves will deliver her spring statement to the country - an event which is already shaping up to being a second Budget

Politics

22 h. ago Whitehall departments ‘asked to reveal lowest priority spending’ ahead of Reeves’ planned cuts

Whitehall departments and the welfare budget are areas being targeted for spending cuts ahead of the Spring Statement

Events

30 h. ago Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Lib Dems mock Badenoch for defending him – UK politics live

Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have. Continue reading...

Politics

32 h. ago Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Badenoch says she does not approve of ‘Twitter pile

Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Adult social care facing ‘doom loop’ amid increased costs – report

Analysis of data over almost a decade suggested fewer adults are getting help from councils in England despite a rise in requests.

Politics

5 d. ago We were fighting for our pub's survival after Rachel Reeves' budget

When he was hit by Rachel Reeves ' autumn budget , landlord Nick Clayton-Ford, 39, came up with a strategy to save his pub and 37 jobs.

Events

7 d. ago Starmer says no ‘big decisions’ in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce the spring budget on March 26

Politics

7 d. ago Sir Kier Starmer says no ‘big decisions’ in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce the spring budget on March 26

Politics

7 d. ago Starmer leaves door open for more tax rises and spending cuts in spring Budget

But the prime minister also tried to play down fears of a repeat of Rachel Reeves’ shock £40 billion tax rise Budget

Economics

9 d. ago 'You can't grow without food': Business chiefs swing behind embattled farming sector amid growing outcry over Labour's inheritance tax raid

The message from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) comes amid an outcry from farmers about tax changes announced at Rachel Reeves 's Budget.

Economics

1 week ago Tax rise fears grow as 'High Street woes start to hit public finances' in new blow to Rachel Reeves

Firms are warning they are having to cut jobs after being hit with higher National Insurance bills

Economics

1 week ago Record January tax surplus of £15.4 billion falls short of City forecasts

Government in the black last month but £5 billion less than forecast by the OBR in October

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves accused of being 'out of her depth' as inflation jumps to three per cent

Stubborn inflation will make it harder for the Bank of England to cut rates

Economics

2 w. ago How Rachel Reeves' disastrous budget has put the 'final nail in the coffin' for hair salons

Hair salons are among those at risk after the country was hit by a 'wave of insolvencies', according to a report by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Events