In the view of one former Treasury aide – who said the memo went far beyond customary ministerial exchanges – Rayner has fired a “warning shot” at Starmer by offering “an alternative vision from ...

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed inflation-busting pay rises across the public sector, raising the prospect of further tax rises.

As the Chancellor lives it up with her fellow G7 finance ministers at the £350-a-night Rimrock Resort Hotel in Canada's Rocky ...

The PM bowed to pressure from Labour MPs on Wednesday when he said he would extend the winter fuel payment to more pensioners after cutting it.

It is certain that such calculations lie behind Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s carefully leaked letter to Reeves ...

Europe Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was unable to tell a Question Time audience when pensioners will know if they are getting their money ...

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Despite tensions between the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor being denied, speculation persists within Whitehall ...

Now, civil servants are racing to draft a new system that could expand eligibility without triggering ballooning costs. Gordon Brown has suggested giving the allowance, worth £100-£300, back to all ...

Angela Rayner is being positioned as a "credible" alternative to Sir Keir Starmer as the Prime Minister faces concerns about ...