Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. Jack and Sam go over reaction to Rachel Reeves’s first budget – including questions about how money for the NHS will be used. They also discuss the potential risks for … Read more
Happy budget day! Labour’s first tax-and-spend statement for 15 years kicks off at 12.30 p.m., as British Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a host of “tough choices” and tries to turn around the British economy — not to mention the new government’s dire poll numbers. Follow all the action with the POLITICO team here through Wednesday. … Read more
Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in politics in under 20 minutes. The chancellor will deliver the first Labour budget in 15 years tomorrow. It will be a huge moment for the government, but how will it sit with the public? Will … Read more
Starmer’s leadership, Duffield said, was “more about greed and power than making a difference … I just can’t take any more.” In her resignation letter, published in the Sunday Times, Duffield said Starmer had acted hypocritically by accepting lavish gifts while maintaining a controversial cap on child benefits and slashing winter fuel payments for as … Read more
The aim is to streamline the way government departments work, reversing measures taken by the Conservatives during David Cameron’s premiership a decade ago, in an effort to deliver budget savings. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out in a statement to Parliament last week how she is seeking efficiencies in Whitehall in an effort to balance the … Read more
