11 h. ago Angela Rayner unable to explain housing arrangements ‘due to court order’, Downing Street says

It comes amid continued criticism of the deputy prime minister’s purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove

Events

12 h. ago Keir Starmer defends ‘incredible’ Angela Rayner over flat purchase row

Sir Keir’s backing for Angela Rayner comes amid continued criticism of her purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove

Politics

16 h. ago Starmer's 'tax fanatic' army: PM's bid to rein in Reeves with army of aides in desperate No10 reshuffle fuels tax hike fears

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Politics

16 h. ago Keir Starmer launches desperate No10 reshuffle drafting in 'tax fanatics' with bombshell Budget looming... as PM faces migrant fury and threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer launches a desperate No10 reshuffle with key aides OUT as he faces migrant fury, falling poll ratings... and a rising threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer launches a desperate No 10 reshuffle with key aides OUT as he faces migrant fury, falling poll ratings... and a rising threat from Farage

No10 communications director James Lyons announced he is leaving the role after a year amid a desperate effort to 'reset' the PM's team.

Events

4 d. ago Starmer's No 10 operation in 'chaos' as PM removes ANOTHER senior aide

Downing Street sources confirmed that the Prime Minister's principal private secretary Nin Pandit is leaving the role just 10 months after being appointed by Sir Keir as his gatekeeper.

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1 week ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Even our family homes are not sacrosanct for this desperate, foolish Government. If Starmer breaks his promise on Capital Gains Tax, no one should trust anything he says ever again

Until now those fortunate enough to own their home have had the consolation that they won't have to pay Capital Gains Tax on it if they come to sell, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. No longer, it seems.

Politics

2 w. ago Tax the rich more to fill black hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer

Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances

Economics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer ‘plans rise in inheritance tax’ to ease debt crisis

Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

Economics

3 w. ago Palestine Action ban ‘could become Starmer’s poll tax moment’ as freedom of speech row deepens

Baroness Chakrabarti said the proscription of the group risks exacerbating community tensions and campaigners warned the ban was a threat to freedom of speech

Politics

3 w. ago The world’s in flames. But these are the ways I’ve found hope this summer amid the gloom | Jonathan Freedland

Tentatively, I want to make a moral case for escapism – for allowing oneself a break from world eventsIf you’ve locked your phone in a drawer, hidden the newspaper down the sofa or unplugged the radio, I wouldn’t blame you. Just glimpsing or half-hearing the headlines can be enough to plunge you into a sinkhole of gloom.If it’s not the Trump administration ending $500m worth of funding for the very vaccine programmes that helped rescue billions from the menace of Covid – as part of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s determined effort to rollback mass immunisation, one of the greatest gifts science has given humankind – it’s the ongoing agony of Gaza, only set to increase after Benjamin Netanyahu responded to a global outcry over his use of starvation as a weapon not by moving to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the strip, as so desperately needed, but rather to escalate the war yet further, his security cabinet agreeing early Friday morning to take over Gaza City.Jonathan Freedland is ...

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax

Our community is split over whether raising income tax is the fairest way to plug Britain’s £50bn budget gap or a risky move that could harm growth and Labour’s political standing

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves 'lay the ground for massive tax hikes' with Chancellor 'needing to fill £50billion hole' at grim Budget

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are said to have started holding meetings on how to fill a black hole in the public finances estimated at up to £50billion.

Economics

3 w. ago ALEX BRUMMER: This does nothing to fix our chronic welfare addiction

The reality is that Prime Minister Keir Starmer's tax-and-spend agenda and the greed of disruptive unions in the public sector are gutting the British economy.

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer opens door to income tax rise in autumn Budget as pressure to fill £50bn hole mounts

Labour prime minister pledged that plans to be set out in the autumn would make ‘sure people feel better off’

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer REFUSES to rule out tax hikes in the Budget after economists warn Labour is facing a huge £50bn black hole in public finances

The Prime Minister said he didn't recognise 'some of the figures that are being put out' amid suggestions that Rachel Reeves is on track to miss one of her fiscal rules.

Economics

3 w. ago Starmer refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn as he faces growing pressure to fill £50bn budget black hole

Labour prime pledged that plans to be set out in the autumn would make ‘sure people feel better off’

Economics

3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer declines to rule out tax rises as he defends handling of economy

It comes after warnings that taxes may need to rise to plug a £51 billion black hole in public finances

Economics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer kicks back at dire tax rise warning as experts find '£41billion black hole'

Keir Starmer says he 'does not recognise' figures from think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which suggested Rachel Reeves needs to raise billions in extra taxes in the Budget

Economics