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Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have discussed the “productive negotiations” towards a UK-US “economic prosperity deal”, Downing Street has said. The two leaders...

The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over “two-tier justice”, Sky News understands. The...

A senior Labour MP’s £900 “pet rent” expenses claim has prompted ministers to call for a review of what MPs can claim back. Taiwo...

The government is looking at other countries it could process asylum seekers in, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told Sky News. Speaking to Sunday...

Company bosses hiring in the gig economy could face up to five years in prison if they fail to check if their employees can...

They were calling it the “biggest rally in modern political history” and while there has been momentum brewing within Reform UK, this event didn’t...

Government whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of “expectation management”, Dame Harriet Harman has said....

Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an “alternative path” is needed to stop...

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “keep all options on the table” after Donald Trump imposed a “very concerning” 25% tariff on all imported...

The Office for Budget Responsibility has halved the UK growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to 1%, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. However, the...

Rachel Reeves has delivered her much anticipated spring statement today. The chancellor’s statement is not a formal budget – as Labour pledged to only...

Rachel Reeves is delivering her spring statement. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. The chancellor’s statement is not a formal budget –...

The Office for Budget Responsibility has halved the UK growth forecast for 2025 from 2% to 1%, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. It comes...

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 It’s spring statement day – a bigger day than the Treasury probably ever...

Rachel Reeves will unveil further welfare cuts in her spring statement after being told the reforms announced last week will save less than planned,...

Rachel Reeves will keep her remarks short when she delivers the spring statement today. But the enormity of what she is saying will be...

Remember “securonomics”? It was the buzzword Rachel Reeves gave to her economic philosophy back before the election. The idea was that in the late...

Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of a £2bn plan to boost social and affordable house building, the government...

Rachel Reeves has pushed back at suggestions ministers are considering ending universal free school meals for primary school children. The chancellor said she did...