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Tories warned Labour about Rachel Reeves' tears 17 minutes BEFORE PMQs started
Tory MPs revealed they alerted Labour whips to the fact that the Chancellor was weeping in the Commons to ensure she got help ...
Is it embarrassing if a politician cries in public, or does it make them seem more human?
That's why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable, highlighting the best of what ...
Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’ former top adviser warns
Treasury minister Jim O’Neill has warned Reeves will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn ...
The leadership rumours inside Labour that speak volumes about Starmer’s future
Voters are unconvinced they have seen much change after the ‘14 years of Tory failure’ that Starmer so often talks about.
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Rachel Reeves hints at tax rises in autumn budget after welfare bill U-turn
Rachel Reeves has hinted that taxes are likely to be raised this autumn after a major U-turn on the government's ...
The Starmiversary is here – where did it all go so wrong?
On May 22 2024, Rishi Sunak stood outside of Downing Street in the pouring rain and announced he was calling a General ...
DAN HODGES: This is who's REALLY to blame for the crushing failure of Labour's first year - despite the shocking thing Starmer's allies have told me about the party's MPs
No, the blame for the crushing failure of Labour’s first year rests squarely on both sides of Downing Street. From Lord ...
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Rachel Reeves now knows what it feels like to be governed by Labour for one year
The answer is abundantly clear. It is a Government that is strong on rhetoric but lamentably short on delivery. Take, for example, the promise to "smash the gangs" and tackle the absurdly high level ...
ANDREW NEIL: We've become an unserious country. We're rudderless, adrift in a sea of troubles rather than in command of our destiny. And our leaders are to blame.
By common consent, on the Left almost as much as on the Right, Keir Starmer has got off to the worst start ever of any ...
Chancellor hints at tax rises this autumn after major welfare U-turn
Rachel Reeves has hinted that taxes are likely to be raised this autumn after a major U-turn on the government's ...
David Lammy deploys army of top diplomats to kickstart economic growth and combat impact of Trump tariffs
Exclusive: With a failure to deliver economic growth leaving an estimated £18bn in Rachel Reeves’s budget, the use of senior ...
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If Labour lacks a compelling story, Starmer is to blame – not his neighbour
The prime minister has a decision to make on Rachel Reeves, but it is the bond markets that may keep her at No 11 ...