Why did Starmer cut the winter fuel allowance? It’s called Treasury brain – and that spells trouble | Rafael Behr
An unwritten law of Westminster mechanics states that power, in the absence of a countervailing force, gravitates to the Treasury.The governing agenda can be...
Keir Starmer urged to publish winter fuel payments impact assessment
Keir Starmer has been challenged to set out the impact of his decision to cut the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest...
Blow for British steel industry as 2,500 jobs go at Port Talbot
The British steel industry has suffered a blow after confirmation that 2,500 jobs will go at the Port Talbot steelworks despite a £500m taxpayer-backed...
Sunak ‘should apologise for £22bn black hole’, says Starmer during PMQs – video
Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak should apologise for the '£22bn black hole' in government finances, after Sunak asked if Starmer would publish the impact...
Landlords warn they may raise rents in response to Labour’s renters’ rights bill
Landlords are warning they may raise asking rents in high demand areas if long-awaited reforms unveiled in parliament on Wednesday turn parts of the...
Starmer and Reeves are playing a dangerous game. How much more do they think Britain can take? | John Harris
As the nights begin to draw in, the brief euphoria of 5 July increasingly feels like something that happened in a lost time of...