Category: Rishi Sunak

UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipmentMomentum on Ukraine has “dropped back” since Labour took office, according to the ex-Tory defence minister...

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Autumn budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools – as it happened

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...

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Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...

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Autumn budget live: Keir Starmer faces PMQs before Rachel Reeves delivers Labour’s budget

The chancellor will deliver the budget at around 12.30pm GMT, just after PMQsFive key charts that underpin the budgetTax changes to look out forGeorge Osborne is credited with popularising the baseline theory of economic policy,...

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Autumn budget live: major tax rises expected as Rachel Reeves prepares to set out first Labour budget in 15 years

The chancellor will deliver the budget at around 12.30pm GMT, just after PMQsFive key charts that underpin the budgetTax changes to look out forIn his First Edition newsletter, Archie Bland compares Labour’s pre- and...

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No 10 rejects claim Labour misled voters about tax plans in manifesto – UK politics live

Labour set out plans to raise taxes by £7.3bn in its manifesto – but Treasury briefing suggests £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts neededRobert Jenrick has finished his speech, and he is now taking...

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Keir Starmer questioned on carers’ scandal, Israel and UK’s finances at PMQs – UK politics live

PM said the government was considering imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers over ‘abhorrent’ commentsRobert Jenrick has finished his speech, and he is now taking questions.Q: Kemi Badenoch says she is...

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PMQs live: Keir Starmer to face Rishi Sunak in the Commons

Latest PMQs comes as sources say the chancellor is briefing ministers that £40bn will need to be found in this month’s budgetRobert Jenrick has finished his speech, and he is now taking questions.Q: Kemi Badenoch...

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Keir Starmer to face PMQs as Labour aims to find £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts – UK politics live

Sources say Rachel Reeves told cabinet colleagues yesterday the figure was much higher than previously estimatedHere is Eleni Courea’s story on the Treasury wanting to announce tax rises and spending cuts worth £40bn...

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Keir Starmer to face PMQs as reports claim Treasury must fill ‘£40bn funding gap’ in budget – UK politics live

Sources say Rachel Reeves told cabinet colleagues yesterday the figure was much higher than previously estimatedGood morning. Governments engage in expectation management, and the latest example is on the front page of the...

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Tories shocked at Cleverly exit while Labour MP says Badenoch-Jenrick contest is a ‘gift’ – UK politics live

Audible gasps as apparent frontrunner is eliminated while political rivals are gleefulBookmakers have cut the odds on Kemi Badenoch becoming next Tory leader because there has been a surge of money going her way in the last 24...

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