6 d. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: PM to give major speech after Rachel Reeves seen crying

Keir Starmer has admitted that the last few days have been tough after he was forced to tear up welfare reforms and Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen crying in the Commons at PMQs

Politics

3 w. ago Tax hikes will force retailers to push up prices, cut jobs and halt shop openings retail chief warns Rachel Reeves

The latest alert was issued by Andy Higginson, the chairman of JD Sports and the British Retail Consortium industry group.

Events

3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: I was in the Commons for Rachel Reeves' speech and I've never seen the Tories more miserable

A year out of power. Still finding the opposition benches a little uncomfortable. Feeling like the cameras don't point at them quite as often as they used to. And forced to watch Rachel Reeves announce 1.4 trillion popular things that they didn't do

Politics

3 w. ago Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.

Events

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves forced ‘to make £5bn cuts’ to balance books after spending review

Exclusive: Chancellor set to unveil Labour’s spending plans Wednesday but researchers warn she will need to make £5bn of cuts by 2028/29 — even before finding the cash to restore winter fuel payments to pensioners

Economics

4 w. ago Cops for the chop? Forces may have reduce number of officers as Rachel Reeves rejects Yvette Cooper's pleas for more cash in Spending Review

The Chancellor is said to have 'imposed' a funding settlement on Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review, after reaching an impasse in negotiations.

Economics