National insurance: Is tax going up and what does Rachel Reeve’s proposed hike mean? Labour came under criticism in recent days after several ministers refused…
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Who runs England?
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Is the UK a two party system?
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Watch live: Ministers depart Downing Street for Labour’s Budget announcement Watch live as Rachel Reeves and other Labour ministers depart Downing Street on Wednesday, 30…
Budget 2024: How would a Fuel Duty rise affect you? Keir Starmer has refused to rule out that Labour will raise Fuel Duty in its…
Every way Labour has defined ‘working people’ ahead of the Budget Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your…
Budget 2024 live: Reeves to pledge more ‘pounds in people’s pockets’ as minimum wage to rise to £12.21 Rachel Reeves will pledge to put “more…
What is Fuel Duty? Everything you need to know as Starmer refuses to rule out Budget rise Keir Starmer has refused to rule out that…
Is national insurance going up and what does Labour’s proposed hike mean? Labour came under criticism in recent days after several ministers refused to rule…
Wes Streeting – salary £160,000 – says he counts as ‘working person’ as Budget row goes on Wes Streeting has become the latest minister embroiled…
Budget 2024 live news: Reeves to pledge millions for NHS appointments in autumn statement Rachel Reeves will announce Labour’s first Budget in 14 years tomorrow,…
How make-or-break Budget has fractured Keir Starmer’s cabinet Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free…
UK budget 2024 live: Rachel Reeves’ expected tax hike will hit working people, says ex-Bank of England governor Rachel Reeves’ tax-hiking Budget will hit workers…
UK politics latest: Rachel Reeves declares her Budget is for the strivers as tax hikes expected Rachel Reeves has promised a Budget ‘for the strivers’…
Keir Starmer denies misleading public over tax rises in UK Budget Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises in the Budget after…
Four people arrested during pro-Tommy Robinson and anti-racism marches Four people were arrested on Saturday during far right and anti-racism counter-protests as organiser Tommy Robinson…
£1.4 billion to fix ‘crumbling’ schools as Reeves pledges to prioritise education and free childcare in Budget Rachel Reeves has announced she will earmark £1.4 billion to…
Reeves set to increase employers’ national insurance contributions Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our…
Black MPs have told Keir Starmer that considering reparations for slavery is the “right thing to do”… Bell Ribeiro-Addy said there should be a discussion about the different ways in which reparations can be paid, such as through environmental or educational reparations. “People have heard the large sums of money and they’ve got quite scared but they haven’t thought about all the different ways in which we could go about repairing the sheer imbalance of equality that we created by taking part in the enslavement and trafficking and colonisation of countries”.
Trending News Inspiration Papers News that Matters Impact on your life Good News Trending – Chancellor Rachel Reeves to ‘fiddle’ the debt rules Rachel Reeves set…
Friday’s front pages continue their coverage of the upcoming budget with speculation and analysis offered up on the front pages.
King Charles is featured on many of the front pages during a trip to Somao – as a handful of headlines reflect the international calls for Britain – and the royal family – to pay reparations over its role in slavery.
A few of the papers lead on their own exclusives – independent stories away from the big headlines today – with domestic topics such as the rise in shoplifting finding prominence on the splashes.
To little surprise, Manchester United’s 1-1 draw in the Europa League leads the back pages.
Keir Starmer sparks Labour storm over slavery reparations Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free…
Rachel Reeves set to increase borrowing after announcing major change to fiscal rules Rachel Reeves has announced a change to the fiscal rules ahead of…
Planned ban on smoking in pub gardens ‘set to be ditched by No 10 Sir Keir Starmer is set to drop a proposed ban on…
New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says Ministers should commit to a new version of the Online Safety Bill which strengthens…
Budget 2024: Reeves admits ‘taxes will need to rise’ in stark warning to public Rachel Reeves will announce Labour’s first Budget since coming into power…
MPs pile pressure on Starmer with new group demanding closer EU ties Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to re-examine the UK’s relationship with the…