Kemi Badenoch ‘refused to move’ Tory leadership contest to allow winner budget response
Kemi Badenoch has been blamed by senior Tories for “missing the chance” for the party to “make a mark” in its response to the...
Bring in pay-per-mile road pricing across UK, urges Tony Blair’s thinktank
A pay-per-mile road pricing system must be brought in now, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank, which is urging the chancellor to overhaul motoring taxes.Rachel...
Lloyds backs Reeves budget plans despite mooted tax increases
Lloyds Banking Group has backed the Labour government’s forthcoming budget and played down the impact of any tax increases, which it said would probably...
Rachel Reeves urged to introduce ‘child lock’ on benefits to reduce poverty
Rachel Reeves is facing calls to introduce a “child lock” to protect spending on child-related benefits in the autumn budget, a move campaigners say...
UK debt hits 100% of GDP, the highest level since 1960s
The scale of the challenge facing Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn budget has been laid bare by a rise in Britain’s national debt...
Labour MP pushes for watchdog to assess PFI costs under budgets bill
A senior Labour backbencher is seeking to have liabilities from schools and hospitals built under private finance initiative (PFI) deals scrutinised under a new...