The Chancellor warned there would be ‘costs to what happened’ as she faced questions about how she would cover the shortfall left by concessions.

The UK government is facing rising tensions between fiscal discipline and political pressure as markets react to a Labour ...

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been branded the "worst political double act in history" as Kelvin MacKenzie claimed ...

I t has been one year since the British public elected the Labour Party into power, with a historic win of 411 seats. As the ...

Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, said: “It is imperative that the Government scrap the two child limit and the benefit cap as this will lift 360,000 children out of poverty, but most of ...

But as our recent Independent Ask Me Anything Q&A revealed, it’s the government now feeling the heat – politically bruised, ...

The reasons for Reeves’s distress remain shrouded in mystery: she looked strained but smiled gamely and admitted that she ...

Chancellor is expected to target wealthier taxpayers if forced to raise funds to cover the £5 billion shortfall created by ...

Recent U-turns have only exacerbated the problem for Labour, with the climbdown on the Winter Fuel Allowance costing £1.5 ...

Sir Keir Starmer's leadership faces internal challenges as senior Labour figures warn he may need to step down if upcoming ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to target wealthier taxpayers if forced to raise funds to cover the £5 billion shortfall ...