Category: Ed Balls

Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t like Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference – UK politics live

PM says Reform’s migration plan makes it ‘enemy of national renewal’, while Farage accuses Labour of endangering his party’s politicians and activists with its languageWes Streeting, the health secretary,...

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UK politics: No 10 says Starmer found Mandelson’s emails to Epstein ‘reprehensible’ – as it happened

Despite being repeatedly asked, No 10 declines to say the PM was ‘misled’ by MandelsonStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, is responding to the UQ about Peter Mandelson.He starts by making the point that it is...

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Labour should raise national insurance in autumn budget, says Ed Balls – UK politics live

Former chancellor says employees’ contributions should rise to help address a £6bn shortfall caused by recent U-turnsThe Unite union has voted to re-examine its relationship with the Labour party in the light of the...

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Downing Street considers U-turn on cuts to benefits for disabled people

Controversial plans to cut personal independence payments (Pip) may be shelved after a tense cabinet meeting and backlash from Labour MPsMinisters have left the door open to a humiliating U-turn on their highly contentious plans...

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UK politics: Unison attacks ‘shambolic’ announcement of NHS England’s abolition – as it happenedlive

Union says staff will have been left reeling after surprise news that body will be scrappedStarmer is now talking about regulatation, and giving examples of where he thinks it has gone too far.l give you an example....

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NHS was ‘within hours’ of running out of gowns during pandemic, Hancock tells Covid inquiry – as it happened

This live blog is closedBritish prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.In a statement on X, he said, “I am...

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Jeremy Hunt claims Labour changing debt definition will ‘punish families with mortgages’ – UK politics live

Former chancellor says ‘increasing borrowing means interest rates would be higher for longer’ as Reeves says it will ‘make space for investment’Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that “no...

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UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – as it happened

The prime minister blamed the Tories for ‘breaking’ the NHS and said reform of the service was needed Starmer sets out some of the most negative findings in the report.Take the waiting times in A&A – more...

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Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – UK politics live

Former Labour shadow chancellor says ministers need to find a way to stop controversy over means testing destabilising governmentSteve Reed, the environment secretary, has given a speech this morning on his plans to tighten the...

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Ed Balls says Starmer should perform ‘big U-turn’ and drop £28bn as size of green jobs plan – UK politics live

Former shadow chancellor says people need to hear Labour say they are commitment to ‘sound public finances’ over worries about taxation increaseAt the Covid inquiry hearing in Edinburgh Liz Lloyd, Nicola...

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