Budget 2024: What are Labour’s fiscal rules and how is Rachel Reeves changing them to raise more money?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget at the end of October, providing the first chance for her to...
Politics
Apology for slave trade ‘not on the agenda’, says No 10 as Commonwealth leaders set to defy Sir Keir Starmer
Apologising for the UK's role in the slave trade is "not on the agenda," Downing Street has said amid the...
Starmer has ‘misunderstood’ Commonwealth leaders’ call for slave trade reparations, Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Starmer has "misunderstood" why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some...
London ‘is a safer place’ without Chris Kaba, says Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick
Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has said London "is a safer place" without Chris Kaba and he wants to raise...
Sale and supply of single-use vapes to be banned
The government is to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes by next summer.Legislation to introduce the ban from...
Starmer political strategist went to US to share ‘lessons learned’ with Democrats – but Labour did not fund trip
A political strategist who worked on Sir Keir Starmer's campaign has explained how she went to the US to share...
New MPs struggle to set up offices due to security threats and high rents
Newly elected MPs are struggling to set up offices in their constituencies due to fears for their safety and spiralling...
Sir Keir Starmer says those with assets are ‘not working people’ – paving way for possible tax rises
Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not...
Sir Keir Starmer has given us an idea of who he wants to protect in the budget – but is Rachel Reeves on the same page?
Who counts as a working person will matter a lot next week when the new Labour government unveils what is...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to change public finance rules to borrow more for investment
Rachel Reeves will rewrite the government's fiscal rules in next week's budget to allow her to increase borrowing for public...
Labour under pressure to fix local services in budget as councils insist there is no more ‘fat to cut’
Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town...
Football regulator would not have to align takeover decisions with foreign policy
The proposed regulator for men's football in England will no longer have to ensure decisions on club takeovers align with...
Public investment ‘badly needed’ to prevent UK’s national debt rising to risky levels, IMF warns
Public investment in new technologies and the energy transition is "badly needed" to drive growth in the UK and prevent...
Firearms officers accused of shooting someone dead will remain anonymous during trial, home secretary announces
Firearms officers on trial over police shootings will not be named during criminal proceedings, the home secretary has announced.Yvette Cooper...
Are police trial reforms a rare cross-party consensus – or have we been here before?
We've been here before. Yvette Cooper is the third home secretary to promise to reform procedure for armed police officers...
Starmer has ‘misunderstood’ Commonwealth leaders’ call for slave trade reparations, Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Starmer has "misunderstood" why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some...
Commonwealth leaders to defy Sir Keir Starmer as they agree to look at slave trade reparations
Commonwealth leaders will agree plans to look at reparations for the slave trade, in defiance of Sir Keir Starmer.The UK...
The battle of the summits?
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in...
Sale and supply of single-use vapes to be banned
The government is to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes by next summer.Legislation to introduce the ban from...
Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying over end of life care concerns
Wes Streeting will vote against assisted dying over concerns end of life care is not good enough for people to...