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Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns
Rachel Reeves must U-turn on her manifesto pledge not to raise taxes for working people or Sir Keir Starmer’s government will ...
Ministers to launch £500mn scheme to help struggling families
Ministers have announced a £500mn scheme to help disadvantaged children that apes one of the most popular policies of the Tony Blair government.
Labour plans to scrap two-child benefit cap 'dead in the water' after £5bn U-turn
Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s ...
New poll reveals Reform would win 290 seats if General Election held now – as Starmer’s ratings slump to all-time low
NIGEL Farage would be the big winner if an election were held today with Reform winning 290 seats, according to a new poll.
Lord Kinnock urges Reeves to bring in wealth tax
Lord Kinnock has urged Rachel Reeves to bring in a wealth tax at the autumn Budget. The former Labour leader called for a 2 ...
Ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock calls for Keir Starmer to impose a 2% 'wealth tax' on Brits' assets as ministers scramble to plug a hole in the public finances
Lord Kinnock, who led Labour between 1983 and 1992, said a two per cent levy on assets worth more than £10million could be a ...
Labour policies ‘obscured’ by rows over welfare and winter fuel – Lord Kinnock
The week of Sir Keir Starmer’s first anniversary in Number 10 saw the Prime Minister scrap a raft of the Government’s ...
Labour voters issue brutal three-word verdict on Keir Starmer's first 12 months as PM
Labour voters have issued a scathing assessment of Sir Keir Starmer's first year in office during an appearance on the BBC. A ...
New 'Corbynesque' hard-left party plays into hands of Nigel Farage and John Swinney
Those left wingers cheering the news that Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn plan a new party are about to improve the chances ...
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, Bridget Phillipson admits
The prospect of Labour keeping the two-child benefit cap in place will provoke fresh unrest among Labour backbenchers, who have a taste for rebellion after forcing Sir Keir’s hand on cuts to the ...
Tories demand foreigners are banned from getting disability benefits as Kemi Badenoch seeks to tighten access to handouts after Labour's U-turn
Kemi Badenoch 's party will attempt to change the Government's welfare Bill to tighten access to Personal Independence ...
Steve Coogan claims Keir Starmer’s Labour will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK
Steve Coogan has accused Sir Keir Starmer of paving the way for Reform UK, describing the Labour government’s policies as ...