4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says Farage ‘in bed with Putin’ as she takes aim at Reform

Rachel Reeves has taken aim at Nigel Farage during her Labour Party conference speech, labelling Reform UK as the “single greatest threat to our way of life”.

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4 d. ago Reeves says she won’t take economic risks, hints at hard choices, and warns Reform will threaten living standards – UK politics live

Chancellor references chaos under Liz Truss but says some people ‘peddle idea we can abandon economic responsibility’In her Today interview Rachel Reeves was asked about a FT report saying she will urge business leaders to highlight the risks of a Reform UK government in her speech later.The FT say Reeves will tell the Labour conference.Who is standing up for Britain’s stability. A Labour government that is resolute in cutting interest rates and borrowing or a Reform party that cheered on Liz Truss’ mini-budget?Who is standing up for Britain’s businesses? A Labour government that is forging a closer relationship with our nearest trading partners or a Reform party that talks Britain down and is hungry to cut us off from the world? Continue reading...

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4 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should unemployed young people lose their benefits if they refuse to take a job, as Reeves wants?

Rachel Reeves is set to announce today that tens of thousands of out-of-work young people could be stripped of their benefits if they refuse to take a job.

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4 d. ago Jobless youngsters face having benefits STOPPED if they don’t take up new government offer of paid work

JOBLESS youngsters face having benefits stopped if they do not take up a new government offer of paid work. Rachel Reeves wants to cut the welfare bill with a Youth Guarantee scheme to stop them going onto a life on the dole. Every young adult who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months without...

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6 d. ago Reeves takes aim at Burnham’s ‘in hock to bond markets’ comment

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will tell Labour activists at the Liverpool conference that now ‘is not time’ for Labour infighting.

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8 d. ago Andy Burnham shares key aim for Labour amid party leadership speculation

Andy Burnham has revealed his key focus for Labour amid mounting speculation that the Manchester mayor could challenge Sir Keir Starmer for party leadership.

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3 w. ago Billionaire John Caudwell calls for gambling tax to combat ‘mayhem in society’

Labour donor urges Reeves to take ‘radical’ approach in Budget, raising VAT and cutting civil service waste

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3 w. ago British Horseracing issue 'unprecedented' statement as Rachel Reeves sent 'stark' warning

British Horseracing have taken an ‘unprecedented’ decision to protest Rachel Reeves’ threat that could ruin racing in her desperation to increase taxes

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3 w. ago Starmer and Reeves have taken Britain to 'the edge of a crisis', warns former M&S boss Stuart Rose, and 'we should ALL be worried' about the state of UK

Lord Stuart Rose, the former boss of Marks & Spencer and Asda, called for 'radical action', saying Britain was 'standing still in a lay-by while we decide what to do'.

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last month Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November

Treasury reveals date as speculation rises over potential tax increases to plug deficit in public finances of up to £40bnBusiness live – latest newsRachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November, the Treasury has announced, amid mounting speculation over tax increases.With the government under pressure on the economy, the chancellor has previously said measures designed to reboot growth would form the basis of her highly anticipated tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

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