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The government is operating in an unforgiving time and lacks capital with voters. It will be crucial to address that, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Budget increased state spending by almost £70 billion per year funded by increased taxes and borrowing.

Letters: Politicians including Jeremy Corbyn and MPs from the Green party and Plaid Cymru respond to the chancellor’s plans. Plus a letter from Peter Riddle

Brief letters: Brexit’s cost | University funding | ‘Return of tax and spend’ headline | Bankers’ bonuses | Cross Clarkson | Penny off a pint

Labour’s first budget in 14 years appears to have avoided the Halloween nightmares that many predicted. Yes, the overall tax burden is at its highest level since 1948, but this budget’s tax and spend distribution is such that it spreads both the pain and the benefit. Most of the pain…

Voting has ended for Conservative members to choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to be the party’s next leader.

Markets conclude higher level of public spending could lead to higher inflation, making cuts in Bank of England rate less likely

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has conceded that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a direct result of her budget decision to increase a tax that businesses pay for their employees