Plan for ‘reasonable’ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding Reeves has three ways to dodge an economic crisis – all are unthinkableRachel Reeves has been warned...
Read MoreIndustry insiders say it will be ‘tricky’ to find suitable candidate who would agree to location and civil service payBritain’s state-owned energy company faces a “challenging” task to find a chief...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreThe health secretary says the emergency ban on the sale and supply of puberty blockers to under-18s will be made indefiniteThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home...
Read MoreFarmers opposed to plan to extend inheritance tax to some farms drive into central LondonThere will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one on...
Read MoreFarmers opposed to plan to extend inheritance tax to some farms drive into central LondonShabana Mahmood hinted in an interview this morning that jury trials could be scrapped for some offenders in England and Wales to reduce...
Read MorePay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workersThe government is set for a clash with trade unions after ministers recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers, NHS staff...
Read MoreChancellor tells conference she will ‘look at the value and benefits of investment and not just the costs’Rachel Reeves is considering changing how the government’s fiscal rules are calculated to allow billions...
Read MoreRoyal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’Nurses in England have rejected the 5.5% pay rise they were given for this year, in a move that may lead to...
Read MoreChancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to...
Read MoreChancellor also strikes optimistic note at party conference, promising opportunity, fairness and enterpriseLabour conference live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has defended her decisions to cut winter fuel allowance and...
Read MoreConservative motion to block winter fuel payment cut defeated but 53 Labour MPs abstain and one, Jon Trickett, votes with the Tories. This live blog is closedFull story: MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons voteKeir...
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