Politics
Black hole in UK’s public finances equivalent to Tory’s pre-election tax cuts
“If those cuts were implemented in the knowledge that there was this kind of hole that is not good policy to put it mildly.”
Junior doctor pay deal ‘drop in the ocean’ compared to cost of strikes – Reeves
If accepted, the deal will see junior doctors’ pay rise by between 3.71% and 5.05% – averaging 4.05% – on top of their existing pay award for 2023/24.
OBR raises concerns over ‘transparency and credibility’ of Conservative’s spending plans
Rachel Reeves says she has uncovered a black hole in public finances that includes unfunded spending on the asylum system and transport.
Lord Patten tears into ‘saloon bar bore’ Nigel Farage
"He has done more damage to this country than almost anyone else I can think of"
Reeves warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on tax, blaming £22bn black hole on Tories
The Chancellor removed winter fuel payments from wealthier pensioners and took the axe to transport projects.
Rachel Reeves details the scale of Tory financial recklessness
The overspend on the asylum system, including the "failed" Rwanda plan, was more than £6.4 billion for this year alone.
Junior doctors ‘offered 20% pay rise’ to end strikes
Health Secretary Wes Streeting opened formal talks with the British Medical Association last week.
Just Stop Oil protesters block Gatwick departure gates
Seven people entered the South Terminal at around 8am, the activist group said.
Ian Hislop’s roasting of Priti Patel’s death penalty stance resurfaces amid leadership bid
"It's not a deterrent if you kill the wrong people."