Politics

Rachel Reeves to deliver 'fixing the foundations and change' budget - but it'll be a difficult sell

The Labour manifesto never did add up.

Greater Manchester will keep £2 cap on single bus fares, says Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham has said single bus fares in Greater Manchester will continue to cost £2 for the whole of 2025 despite the maximum that can be charged…

Alex Salmond remembered as 'outstanding' politician and 'dear friend' at funeral

Alex Salmond has been remembered as not just the political leader who took Scotland "so close to his dream of independence", but as a "dear friend".

Kemi Badenoch suggests all six Tory leadership candidates could get jobs in her shadow cabinet

Kemi Badenoch has suggested she will offer all six candidates in the Tory leadership race a job in her shadow cabinet if she is elected leader.

Rachel Reeves promises new funding for extra two million NHS appointments per year

The budget will deliver billions of pounds of new funding for the NHS to unlock two million extra appointments a year, the government has announced.

Alex Salmond: Private funeral of former first minister to take place today

Alex Salmond will be laid to rest in a private funeral later today.

Budget will embrace 'harsh light of fiscal reality', Sir Keir Starmer to say

The Labour government's first budget will embrace the "harsh light of fiscal reality" but "better days are ahead", Sir Keir Starmer will say in a speech…

Budget 2024: What's likely to be in it – and what isn't?

Briefings and speculation are rife over what will be included in the chancellor's budget on Wednesday, particularly the scale of tax rises.

Video of Labour MP punching someone is 'shocking', says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has called footage of a Labour MP punching someone "shocking" - but declined to say if he should resign.

Labour Party suspends MP Mike Amesbury after video showed him punching man in street

Mike Amesbury has been suspended by the Labour Party after CCTV footage showed him punching a man in the street.

This is a budget where every letter of the Labour manifesto is being re-examined

In May, Rachel Reeves said Labour had "no plans for increased taxes".

Jenrick and Badenoch in war of words ahead of final leadership vote

Robert Jenrick has claimed the Tory party will "die" under Kemi Badenoch after she launched an attack on his "integrity" in a bitter war of words.…

Sir Keir Starmer returns to growing storm over rumoured budget tax rises

Is the prime minister declaring war on middle Britain in his definition of a working person and did he mislead the public in his manifesto by giving…

Sir Keir Starmer denies waging 'war against middle Britain' with budget

Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public in the general election after hinting at tax rises for those who own shares and assets.