Reeves mulls deeper cuts to public services as borrowing costs soar

Chancellor could slash departmental spending in spring after ruling out tax increase, officials revealRachel Reeves is considering imposing steeper cuts to public services to repair the government’s finances after a bruising...

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Starmer to keep saying Truss crashed economy despite legal letter, No 10 suggests – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson asks whether Truss ‘will write to millions of people who felt her economic record pushed their mortgage bills up’Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is responding to the UQ about borrowing...

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Reeves’ fiscal rules non-negotiable in face of bond sell-off, deputy tells MPs

Treasury chief secretary responds to urgent question in Commons as market turmoil hits poundRachel Reeves will not not break her promise only to borrow money for investment, even as gilt yields rose to their highest levels since...

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Lammy dismisses Trump’s Greenland threats but sidesteps question over whether Musk comments are incitement to violence – UK politics live

Foreign secretary says Trump’s comments reflect concerns about Arctic security and says there is ‘fine line between free speech and hate speech’ when asked about MuskDarren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is...

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