Politics

A raft of tax rises is expected in the budget this lunchtime – with the chancellor acknowledging that voters are “angry at the unfairness...

A headline tax-raising measure expected in today’s budget is an extension of the freeze on income tax thresholds for another two years beyond 2028,...

This is going to be a big budget – not to mention a complex budget. It could, depending on how it lands, determine the...

The chancellor has vowed to “take the fair and necessary choices” in Wednesday’s budget, as she seeks to grow the economy while keeping the...

Ministers have been briefed on major curbs to the jury service which could see juries only used to decide on cases of murder, rape...

A group of prominent British lawyers and former cabinet ministers have raised “profound concerns” about the trial of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq over corruption...

Mayors will be able to introduce tourist taxes across England, the government has announced. A day before the budget, communities secretary Steve Reed said...

A defiant Rachel Reeves has urged Labour MPs to unite behind this week’s budget – but appeared to admit they might not like all...

This is going to be a big budget – not to mention a complex budget. It could, depending on how it lands, determine the...

Nigel Farage has said he did not racially abuse fellow pupils while at school in a “hurtful or insulting way”. The Reform UK leader...

The government needs “more urgency” to grow the economy, the business secretary has admitted. Peter Kyle, who also rejected claims that growth is no...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to “grip the cost of living” in the budget – while also saving millions of pounds by raising taxes....

Wednesday’s budget is going to big. It will be big in terms of tax rises, big in terms of setting the course of the...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “absolutely” wants Angela Rayner back in his cabinet after she resigned for failing to pay the correct amount...

It feels like the most torturous build-up to any budget in recent history. After a slow and painful climb up the mountain of manifesto-busting...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to “grip the cost of living” in the budget next week. Writing in The Mirror newspaper, she acknowledged that high...

Keir Starmer flies out of South Africa this evening with two massive issues on his agenda – a potentially manifesto-busting budget and, as it...

The fast-moving developments on Trump’s Ukraine peace deal are dominating the G20 summit in South Africa, as European leaders scramble to put together a...