Tag: Labour government

Dozens of demonstrations are set to take place this weekend outside hotels used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, as tensions over migration continue to grow across Britain. Figures released ...

A UK government minister has conceded that efforts to curb the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats have so far fallen short, as the tally since ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has downplayed warnings that his government could be forced to raise taxes in the upcoming autumn budget, rejecting figures circulated by economic analysts as unreliable. During ...

Rachel Reeves has unveiled a bold spending plan aimed at “renewing Britain,” pledging billions for infrastructure, energy, housing, and transport — even as several key government departments brace for real-terms ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made a dramatic U-turn on winter fuel payments for pensioners, reversing a cost-saving policy as the Labour government scrambles to regain public favour following electoral setbacks.  ...

A confidential memo from Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stirred internal debates within the Labour government, highlighting growing tensions over the party’s fiscal direction.  The ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing pressure from the business community, as fresh warnings emerge over Labour’s flagship Employment Rights Bill and its potential fallout on economic recovery efforts. The British ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has defended the government's proposed welfare cuts, arguing that working-class people seek job opportunities rather than financial "handouts."  The reforms, set to save £5 billion, ...

The rising cost of welfare benefits is "devastating for public finances" and has "wreaked a terrible human cost," Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said as he justified the government’s sweeping ...

The UK economy contracted by 0.1 percent in January 2025, delivering a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s economic agenda, according to the Office for National ...