Politics
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Five things we learned from the Scottish Budget
Getty Images Shona Robison announced the government’s spending plans for 2025/26 A vow to scrap the two-child benefit cap and…
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Keir Starmer refuses to give more details of Louise Haigh resignation
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to give more information about why Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary last week. Haigh…
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UK interest rates higher for longer due to Budget, says OECD
Getty Images UK interest rates will fall more slowly than expected over the next two years due to October’s Budget,…
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Rail fares to rise despite renationalisation plans
Getty Images Three rail operators will be renationalised by Labour next year, but the move is not expected to bring…
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Angela Rayner: Councils must meet housing targets
BBC Angela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government’s housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to…
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Future tax rises won’t be needed, insists Rachel Reeves
The chancellor has said she will not need to raise taxes to “top up” public spending, after facing pressure to…
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Massive Elon Musk donation news to me, says Nigel Farage
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says talk of a $100m (£78m) donation to his party by US billionaire Elon Musk…
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Who is new chief civil servant Chris Wormald?
Alamy Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sir Chris Wormald as his Cabinet Secretary – the head of the civil service…
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Ministers know they have to tackle small boat crossings
PA Media Of all of this new government’s big promises, getting economic growth up and immigration down are the two…
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What happens next to bill on assisted dying?
MPs’ vote to back the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales is historic. It means such a law…
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