UK Borrowing Costs Fall After OBR Budget Leak Reveals Bigger Fiscal Buffer and Tax Rises

Accidental early release of the OBR's Budget forecast sent gilt yields lower and sterling higher, while exposing Reeves' plan for big, back-loaded tax rises.

New research shows Brexit has cost UK up to £90bn per year in lost tax revenue, Lib Dems say

Cross-party MPs urge Starmer to restore Electoral Commission independence

Cross-party MPs and peers want Keir Starmer to scrap ministerial powers over the Electoral Commission and restore the elections watchdog's full independence.

CBI warns Rachel Reeves against 'death by a thousand taxes' as Labour readies second tax-hike budget

Britain's CBI urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to avoid a second heavy tax-raising budget, warning higher levies risk choking growth and investment.

Reeves signals fresh welfare shake‑up ahead of crunch Budget after Labour revolt

Chancellor Rachel Reeves readies fresh welfare reforms and possible two‑child cap changes in a tight pre‑Budget balancing act with her own party.

Rees-Mogg Calls Tory Ouster of Johnson a ‘Catastrophic Mistake’ and Urges Johnson–Farage Alliance to Unite the Right

Jacob Rees-Mogg says ousting Boris Johnson doomed the Tories and urges a Johnson–Farage Tory–Reform pact to unite the right and challenge Labour.

Labour MPs Warn of 'PFI 2.0' as Reeves Weighs Private Finance for New NHS Neighbourhood Centres

Nearly 40 Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to drop plans for privately financed NHS centres, warning 'PFI 2.0' would breach the party's public funding pledge.

Starmer Backs Tougher Ukraine Peace Plan and Push to Make Russia Pay at G20

At the G20, Starmer backs a strengthened Trump peace plan for Ukraine, tying a ceasefire to tougher sanctions and reparations loans from frozen Russian assets.

Second MP Quits Corbyn–Sultana Your Party as Funding and Trans Rights Rows Deepen Crisis

Iqbal Mohamed becomes second MP to quit Your Party in a week, exposing bitter splits over funding, governance and trans rights before its first conference.

UK Borrowing Overshoots Forecasts, Squeezing Reeves Before Budget

October borrowing hit £17.4bn, above forecasts and the OBR path, tightening Chancellor Rachel Reeves's room to ease policy in next week's budget.

Fact check: Has the UK pledged £40 billion to rebuild Gaza?

Fact-check reveals viral claim that the UK pledged £40bn to rebuild Gaza is false: Britain has offered millions in aid, not tens of billions.

Ex‑Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed 10½ years for pro‑Russia bribery as MEP

Former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill gets 10½‑year jail term for taking pro‑Russia bribes as an MEP, in a landmark foreign influence case.