Tories will not return £10m from donor in racism row, minister suggests
Kevin Hollinrake indicated the party would accept more cash from businessman Frank Hester.
Starmer will allow vote on legalising assisted dying if Labour win election
The Labour leader promised campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen he would ‘make time’ for a vote if he entered Downing Street.
Tory donor ‘not racist’, Tories say
Frank Hester allegedly said Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”.
Reform UK leader Richard Tice to make ‘major’ announcement
It comes amid speculation that ex-Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson could join the right-wing populist party.
‘Solid’ and ‘mad’ say the newspaper in reaction to the budget
Newspapers varied wildly in their interpretations of the Chancellor’s which draws ‘battle lines’ for the election.
Hunt says £100k personal donation to local Tory party shows ‘commitment’ to area
The Chancellor was accused of ‘running scared of losing his own seat’ by the Lib Dems, who are targeting his Surrey constituency at the election.
Hunt to announce 2p national insurance cut in pre-election Budget
The Chancellor defied calls for a reduction in income tax amid deteriorating forecasts for the public finances.
Jeremy Hunt warned of £2bn real-term cuts to NHS funding
The already-strained health service could suffer a 1.2% cut in day-to-day spending in England, according to analysis.
Reeves: It will take time for Labour government to undo Tories’ economic damage
Labour’s shadow chancellor said people could ‘see through’ Jeremy Hunt’s plan to ‘max out’ the headroom to pay for a pre-election giveaway.