In response, the Treasury has pointed to the UK having the highest growth and the fastest falling borrowing of the major G7 countries so far this year and our ...

Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said it is a "dismal backdrop for the autumn Budget, with the government once again borrowing more than expected".She said ...

Berlin correspondent Jess Parker explains why German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian ...

Downing Street declined to say "at this stage" whether Andy Burnham was considering an inquiry into Arday's death, reiterating that it was "a moment for reflection", and that it ...

Miliband is the bookmakers' second favourite pick, with the former Labour party leader politically closer to Burnham than Streeting.Paul Johnson, former director of think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies, ...

Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills. Source link

Former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest senior Conservative to defect to Reform UK, as a Tory source alleged he had sought a nomination for the House of ...

Gemma DillonWest Yorkshire political reporter, in WestminsterTheo and the Chancellor discussing financial educationPlenty of people have questions for the Chancellor after this year's Budget, but very few will ever ...

Folk in government defiantly and proudly regard this as a truly Labour Budget.Tax rises for good reasons, they argue, as their critics to the Right argue spending, benefits and ...

The chancellor has confirmed both tax rises and spending cuts are options as she aims to give herself more financial breathing space in November's Budget.Speaking at a gathering of ...

Geraint TudurEarlier this year Bangor University announced it would need to make savings of £15m that could result in around 200 job lossesUCU union members at Bangor University have ...

Jayne McCormack & Gareth GordonBBC News NI political correspondentReuters(Left to right) Emma Little-Pengelly, Rachel Reeves and John O'Dowd outside StormontExecutive ministers have warned the chancellor that she must use ...