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.
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Labour MPs Warn of 'PFI 2.0' as Reeves Weighs Private Finance for New NHS Neighbourhood Centres
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UK Borrowing Overshoots Forecasts, Squeezing Reeves Before Budget
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Fact check: Has the UK pledged £40 billion to rebuild Gaza?
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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.
COVID chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds
Official inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s chaotic Covid response and No 10 culture caused critical delays, contributing to an estimated 23,000 avoidable deaths.
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Under fire from all sides, Shabana Mahmood swore in the Commons as she spoke about racist abuse, defended her asylum crackdown and quietly unveiled new capped safe routes for refugees.
Labour asylum crackdown sparks backlash from MPs and scepticism on the right
Labour’s hardline overhaul of the UK asylum system has provoked growing dissent from its own MPs, fierce criticism from campaigners and claims from the right that the plans will never be delivered.