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1 hour ago

Badenoch doesn't rule out Tory-Reform deal in Wales

Kemi Badenoch did not rule out post-election local coalitions with Reform UK in Wales, leaving such decisions to the Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 hour ago

Your Party reveals new name options after months of indecision

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana unveiled name options and leadership-structure choices for their new political party, with members to vote at the inaugural conference.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland

Nigel Farage's shifting denials of schoolboy antisemitic abuse raise serious questions about his character and exemplify broader, troubling patterns of denial and minimization.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

The City can't be taken for granted': how banks won over Rachel Reeves

Labour prioritized reassuring finance; JP Morgan celebrated King Charles in New York and tied a major London expansion to a positive UK business environment.
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4 hours ago
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Congratulations everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it's only cost us 26bn | Marina Hyde

Labour is ditching its unfair dismissal-from-day-one policy, allowing employers six months to dismiss new workers while delaying protections for government employees until 2029.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
12 hours ago
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Starmer faces backlash over U-turn on Rayner's workers' rights reforms - live updates

Keir Starmer faced backbench and union anger after Labour dropped day-one unfair dismissal protection, replacing it with a six-month qualifying period seen as manifesto breach.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

Delays inevitable': Starmer leadership safe until May elections, say Labour MPs

Keir Starmer's leadership appears secure until at least May despite a budget that is unlikely to revive Labour's electoral prospects.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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This was Rachel Reeves's live now, pay later' budget. The big question is: what happens when later' arrives? | Larry Elliott

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1 day ago

The chancellor's growth mission is missing in action | Nils Pratley

Business reaction to the budget was muted, with banks influenced by Treasury pressure and non-banking firms frustrated by few pro-growth measures and weak forecasts.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Dire warning over Budget plans as experts say it will do nothing to boost economy

Economists warn Rachel Reeves's Budget will not materially boost UK growth and involves £26bn of tax rises that critics say breach Labour's manifesto pledge.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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This was Rachel Reeves's live now, pay later' budget. The big question is: what happens when later' arrives? | Larry Elliott

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10 hours ago
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Starmer facing Labour backlash over sellout' U-turn on employment rights bill UK politics live

Labour reversed day-one unfair dismissal protection after employer backlash, easing business hiring concerns and drawing Conservative criticism as a humiliating U-turn.
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11 hours ago
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Labour MPs attack Starmer U-turn over workers' rights as complete betrayal'

Ministers reversed plans to provide day-one protection against unfair dismissal, replacing it with a six-month entitlement, provoking backbench anger and manifesto-breach accusations.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

A public inquiry on Brexit might make it easier for us to rejoin the EU | Letters

Brexit has damaged the economy and migration management, and fairer taxation of concentrated wealth is needed to fund public services and consider EU re-entry.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
14 hours ago

Why Starmer's desire to govern as Mr Rules' is bound to fail | Andy Beckett

Labour prioritizes strict, wide-ranging rules to restore order, but the rules-based approach has not improved public support or poll ratings.
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fromwww.bbc.com
11 hours ago

Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russian payments

David Coburn denies receiving payments linked to a pro‑Russian influence campaign despite WhatsApp messages suggesting money set aside for him.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 hours ago

No 10 denies Reeves misled public in run-up to Budget

The OBR informed the chancellor in mid-September that stronger-than-expected tax receipts left the public finances in surplus, reducing any fiscal gap.
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10 hours ago

Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights

Labour will reduce the unfair dismissal qualifying period from two years to six months, abandoning day-one protections to secure progress on its employment rights bill.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

We had six MPs and four factions': inside Your Party's toxic power struggles

A new movement led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana fractured quickly due to leadership tensions and unilateral decisions, causing security concerns and possible disruptions.
fromTheregister
8 hours ago

UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last - 1.8B

would be determined by what the system looks like, and that can only really be measured after the consultation has been closed and analyzed.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Sadiq Khan says Farage's denial of teenage racism allegations desperate'

Being called the P word' at that age doesn't just hurt you, it changes you, he said. It changes how you pronounce your name. It changes the way you talk to your friends, and it changes the way you walk down the street. These are experiences you never forget. I still remember vividly how I felt. Khan said he could not understand why Farage had failed to apologise to the individuals who were contemporaries of his at Dulwich college in south-east London.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

OBR challenges claims Reeves dropped income tax rise due to rosier forecasts

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has cast doubt on claims Rachel Reeves dropped plans to raise income tax in this week's budget because of rosier forecasts, pointing out she knew about these well before the change of heart. In a move likely to exacerbate tensions with the Treasury, the OBR chair, Richard Hughes, has taken what he acknowledged was the unusual step of writing to the Treasury select committee to explain how its forecast evolved, given the circumstances in this case.
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2 hours ago

Alton Towers boss chosen as council's next CEO

Within the organisation of Merlin, his main role was transformation and making sure that the customer experience was high on his list. I see the customers as the residents of Derbyshire,
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13 hours ago

Reeves and Kendall summon telecoms chiefs, warning firms must do more to protect consumers from unexpected price hikes

UK ministers demand telecoms stop unexpected mid-contract price rises and move customers to clear pounds-and-pence increases, ensuring fair, transparent treatment.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 hours ago

UN compares UK's Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia

The UK's decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has been likened to authoritarian crackdowns in Russia by a UN expert. The UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, Professor Ben Saul, said the UK government's ban on the direct action protest group is an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction on fundamental human rights. In evidence submitted to the High Court, he warned that the move sets a precedent for further crackdown on other protest movements in the UK, such as climate activists.
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fromTheregister
8 hours ago

OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder

A pre-published OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook file was accessible online 45 minutes before the Chancellor's Budget, revealing policies early due to a URL-guessing leak.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 hours ago

The Budget's stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you

After Wednesday's Budget, the chancellor Rachel Reeves is keen to point out that she hasn't raised taxes for working people, but if you look at the figures, we're all gradually paying more tax due to the government's clever use of fiscal drag. It all began back in 2021 when the Conservative Party froze the thresholds at which you start paying basic-rate and higher-rate income tax.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
20 hours ago

The man who broke the BBC

But the scandal did not begin with a single programme or a single misjudgement. Close to the centre of this crisis is Robbie Gibb, a man who has spent more than a decade shaping the BBC's political coverage, zig-zagging between the BBC and the Conservative government while advancing his own partisan project that has distorted the corporation's journalism on Brexit, Trump and, eventually, Gaza.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 hours ago

Police brace for 'busy' weekend as conditions imposed for pro-Palestine protest

Police will deploy visible officers and measures to minimise disruption during a busy weekend of Christmas shopping, markets and a planned pro-Palestine march in the capital.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears

The UK left sensitive technology and data in Afghanistan, enabling the Taliban to trace and endanger Afghans who assisted Western forces.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 hours ago

Reeves branded 'cruel' as thousands of pensioners will freeze this winter - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Another stealthy freeze in the tax system is the £35,000 cut-off for entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments. This was not increased in the Budget and it seems highly like that it will remain frozen for the foreseeable future. This means that pensioners currently on incomes under £35,000 could lose their Winter Fuel Payments if inflation increases to their pensions gradually take them over the cut-off.
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12 hours ago

David Lammy is right to slash the use of juries it's an open-and-shut case | Simon Jenkins

Jury trials are archaic and inefficient, causing massive backlogs and delays; limiting juries to extreme crimes and using judges could avert system collapse.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 hours ago

State pensioners with no other income will not pay tax

Anyone solely receiving the new flat-rate state pension - for those who reached state pension age after April 2016 - will get 12,547.60 next year. That is just below the income tax threshold of 12,570.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

New 2026 dates revealed for universal credit, PIP and end of two-child benefit cap

Most UK benefits will rise 3.8% from April 2026 while the state pension will rise 4.8% under the government's triple-lock, affecting millions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 hours ago

UK energy bill payers will hand 2bn a year to EDF for new power stations

UK energy bill payers will hand over 2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, the French company building two nuclear power stations, according to government figures. EDF, owned by the French government, will be entitled to 1bn in annual payments as soon as Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, comes on to the grid in 2030. The sum is due under the contracts-for-difference system that guarantees low-carbon energy companies a fixed price for the electricity they generate.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 hours ago

Is it still worth buying an EV after tax changes made in the Budget?

Electric cars remain cheaper to run than petrol cars for drivers who charge at home despite a new 3p-per-mile tax from April 2028.
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fromwww.bbc.com
9 hours ago

France to intercept small boats after pressure from UK

French authorities will intercept small boats in the Channel before passengers board to protect lives and deter migrant crossings, while excluding net-based tactics.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

By ending a cruel Tory social experiment, this budget clearly set out how Labour will fight the battle to renew Britain | Lucy Powell

Yesterday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered a Labour budget. People have been asking for Labour's purpose and values to be more clearly expressed. Through the choices made a shift to a fairer tax system, targeting wealth to pay for tackling child poverty, good public services and the cost of living we have clearly set out what we stand for. That's why Labour MPs cheered in the Commons, and it's why we are up for the fights to come.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Working people would have been better off if Reeves had broken manifesto promise on raising income tax, thinktank says UK politics live

The documents weren't published on our webpage itself. It appears there was a link that someone was able to access an external person. We need to get to the bottom of what exactly happened. We're going to do a full investigation. There'll be a full report to parliament. We're going to do that work quickly so people can have assurance in our systems and that can be restored.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers' rights bill

The government is to ditch its flagship policy from the workers' rights bill, removing the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment and replacing it with a six-month threshold. The move comes after the business secretary, Peter Kyle, told businesses at the CBI conference this week that he would listen to concerns about the effects of the law change on hiring.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

It was just meh': the voters who feel tinkering' budget let them down

Many relatively well-paid, home-owning workers feel financial insecurity, uncertain about retirement and losing faith in government despite past political support.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Speaker writes to PM about 'worrying' Budget leaks

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he was disappointed by Budget leaks, called them an appalling breach of the ministerial code, and warned markets were affected.
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fromwww.dw.com
22 hours ago

British government welcomes sharp dip in net migration DW 11/27/2025

Long-term net migration into the UK fell to 204,000 for the year to June 2025, a 69% drop from the prior year.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Starmer could have scrapped child benefit cap last year - why did he wait?

"I have repeatedly said that I want my government to drive down child poverty. That is a political mission. It is a personal mission," the PM told me. He was talking about the policy announced in the Budget to scrap the two child benefit cap, introduced under the Conservatives in 2017, meaning parents can only claim universal credit or tax credits for their first two children. It will end next April.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Second London councillor is 'spotted parked in disabled bay' just days after another apologises for the same act

The car, which is understood to belong to Hounslow Labour Councillor and former Deputy Mayor, Hina Mir, was parked in a disabled parking bay on Tuesday while a full council meeting was taking place.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says

I'm going to be very clear, there won't be another referendum.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say

The manifesto tax pledge has cost working people. Having previously hinted at raising income tax rates, the chancellor chose instead to freeze personal tax thresholds for three more years. A 1p tax rise would have raised the same amount of money but been less costly than freezing thresholds for anyone with an income below 35,000, she said.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Taxes soar again as growth takes policy backseat - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

After 14 years out of office, last year's Autumn Budget was largely met with an understanding that tax rises were necessary. Labour had been dealt a poor hand by its predecessors, with borrowing elevated and debt rising. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced tax rises to steady the ship and expressed hope that such an action would be a one-off. Yet, one year later, the Chancellor has reneged, announcing a further package of £26 billion worth of tax hikes.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Strikes over Christmas threaten waste collection

Refuse and grounds maintenance workers in Waltham Forest voted to strike over pay, risking rubbish buildup across east London during several Christmas and January dates.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS

Household disposable incomes will grow by only 0.5% annually over the next five years, leaving real living standards largely stagnant after the Budget.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ministers face calls to explain how 6bn Send funding hole will be paid for

Ministers will overhaul the SEND system to reduce escalating costs and address a projected £6bn funding shortfall by 2028-29.
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