Charlie Bean says OBR forecasts are ‘flaky’ and cautions against trying to hit targets five years awayThe former Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean has warned the chancellor against making kneejerk cuts in...
Read MoreThis live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLucy Powell, the leader of the Commons, defended the government’s position on the new Sentencing Council guidelines (see 9.46am) during...
Read MorePrime minister says countries will have to defend a peace deal, if one happens, as he takes questions at a defence factoryLucy Powell, the leader of the Commons, defended the government’s position on the new Sentencing...
Read MoreResolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according...
Read MoreHousehold incomes to stagnate or fall but will be offset by better public services, says Resolution FoundationHousehold incomes will stagnate or fall next year but the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will be hoping people feel better...
Read MorePM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five yearsRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed...
Read MoreInstitute for Fiscal Studies says budget ‘looks like the same silly games’ as seen under the ConservativesRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed Balls,...
Read MoreAbout 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules• How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache Scores of Labour MPs are pleading...
Read MoreResolution Foundation suggests proposals on capital gains tax, inheritance tax and national insurance Rachel Reeves is being urged by a left-of-centre thinktank to announce changes to capital gains tax, inheritance tax and...
Read MoreResolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edgeChildren in England and Wales aged 15 or 16 are now more likely to be receiving disability benefits...
Read MoreNorth-west and West Midlands worst hit, says thinktank, and in some areas half of children live below breadlineKeir Starmer has been warned that the two-child benefit cap has contributed to a widening gulf in regional poverty,...
Read MoreReforms to inheritance and capital gains taxes could reduce £20bn shortfall and combat UK’s widening wealth gapRachel Reeves could quickly find around £10bn a year to plug half of the fiscal hole left by the...
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