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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she's looking for tax rises and spending cuts in upcoming Budget

Chancellor Reeves fails to accept responsibility for economic woes as she blames impact of Brexit, austerity policies and ex-PM Liz Truss's mini-budget

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Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened

PM says he intends to publish statements in full and blames previous government for failure of the case

The Guardian - UK

The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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London councillor charged with sex offences in line for role on town hall investigating committee

Lambeth councillor Irfan Mohammed was suspended by the Labour Party after being charged with four counts of sexual assault, exposure and engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour

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Welsh Government warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact if budget fails

The 2026/27 draft budget sets out spending plans worth more than £27 billion for public services.

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Vote for a party’s policies and actions, not its name or history

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article about feeling that she has no choice but to vote Labour

The Guardian - UK

Lady Hale warns against politicising judiciary after Jenrick criticism of judges

Robert Jenrick vowed to put ministers back in charge of judicial appointments, claiming the system had allowed ‘political activists’ on to the bench.

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Reeves urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto

Tax experts said the fiscal backdrop to the Chancellor’s November Budget is ‘desperate’.

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Ming Campbell was only Liberal who looked like he could run country – Tim Farron

MPs have paid tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Baron Campbell of Pittenweem

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Family of MP Sir David Amess ‘still without answers’ four years after his murder

His killer, Ali Harbi Ali, had been referred to the Government’s counter-terror programme Prevent programme.

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William Hague urges Keir Starmer to ‘be more like Margaret Thatcher’

The Prime Minister has been under pressure this summer with Labour trailing behind Reform in opinion polls and others questioning his leadership.

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Welsh Conservatives offer home tax deal to back Labour budget

Darren Millar, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, has written to First Minister Eluned Morgan, offering to discuss a budget agreement.

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Rachel Reeves, just tell voters why taxes must go up – and then do it

The Thatcherite notion of tax as wicked must be challenged in the upcoming budget. Target unearned wealth; explain that tax creates a decent society, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Conservative bid to prevent student visa ‘abuse’ on hold after Lords debate

Baroness Lawlor suggested foreign students who go to university and then ‘abuse’ their visa to seek asylum should have their claim struck down.

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Budget must be ‘line in the sand’ after first year’s mistakes, says Powell

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

The Guardian - UK

UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises

Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in September

The Guardian - UK

Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency

Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rights

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Chancellor urged not to raise taxes on ‘drained’ businesses in Budget

The British Chambers of Commerce urged a reform of business rates.

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Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader

George Finch, 19, says he was called a ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ during incident in Warwickshire on Friday

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Brexiteer Gove ‘knows all about crazy mathematics’, says Treasury minister

The Conservative peer and Spectator editor had challenged the Labour front bench over the decline in the number of teachers in state education.

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Terror threats ‘more complex and harder to detect than before’ – Home Secretary

Shabana Mahmood confirmed to MPs changes to police powers and work to step up efforts to tackle antisemitism.

The Independent UK

Farage condemns Starmer after street attack on Reform council leader

Warwickshire council leader George Finch said he was assaulted by a young man who told him he was a ‘racist’ and a ‘fascist’

Evening Standard

Britain’s tallest Tory opens up for first time about being bullied and his ‘heroine’ Kemi Badenoch

James McAlpine, 22, who stands at 7ft 2in, became an unlikely star of last week’s Conservative Party Conference

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits

Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government

Evening Standard

Margaret Thatcher’s 1975 Tory leadership nomination paper found in forgotten box

They were among a cache of papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann, who was chairman of the influential Conservative backbench 1922 Committee.

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