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Rachel Reeves is expected to extend a freeze on income tax thresholds to raise fresh funds after the government’s U-turn…

Ministers argue their decision on setting up an investigation into the scale of child sexual abuse by men often of…

Many Labour MPs will still vote against welfare bill despite U-turn, leftwinger Nadia Whittome claimsMany Labour MPs will continue to…

Henry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentLeela PadmanabhanBBC NewsBBCBy the time polls closed at 10pm on 4 July 2024, the Labour Party knew…

Local bus services in England have continued to decline despite attempts by successive governments to bolster investment in services, according…

Ottilie Mitchell & Martin HeathBBC News, NorthamptonshireDunn familyHarry Dunn, 19, died outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019The family of…

Keir Starmer has offered Labour MPs “massive concessions” on his controversial welfare bill in a move that has won over…

ReutersSam FrancisPolitical ReporterThe government is expected to announce a deal with Labour rebels on its planned benefits changes. Multiple sources…

Being the prime minister’s right-hand man is a position of extraordinary power and privilege. But when things start to go…

Henry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentPA MediaOn Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer insisted that he would plough on with the government’s proposed welfare…