Nigel Farage is ‘incarnation of Enoch Powell’s politics’, says minister Business Secretary Peter Kyle hit out at the leader of Reform UK while speaking at the Co-operative Party conference. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025
MP quits Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party as infighting chaos continues MP Adnan Hussain said he had been ‘deeply troubled’ by the way ‘certain figures’ within the new party had been treated Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
Rachel Reeves’s U-turn on income tax is needless, cowardly – and wrong THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor’s decision to break a manifesto pledge cannot so easily be flipped from yes to no, especially when there has been no change in the economy to warrant it. This is no way to run a government The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
Reeves’s tax U-turn: how Labour changed course on budget plans Chancellor spent weeks preparing the ground for breaking manifesto pledge but events this week appeared to change her mind The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong? The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
Man, 61, guilty of stalking former Tory minister Penny Mordaunt Brandt sent at least 17 emails and three phone messages to Ms Mordaunt, as well as turning up at her Portsmouth constituency office out-of-hours The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
‘The speculation is ridiculous’: Readers vent frustration over Budget uncertainty YOUR VIEWS: Our community is split over Rachel Reeves’ upcoming Budget, with many frustrated by speculation and uncertainty, while others defend her cautious approach The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
Londoners who own expensive homes face being hammered in Budget after Reeves U-turn to dump income tax rise A new ‘mansion tax’ or higher council tax bands for costly properties are measures the Chancellor could announce Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
What are Rachel Reeves’s options after U-turn on income tax rates? From freeze on income tax thresholds to reforming capital gains tax, we look at how much the alternatives could raise The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
Ex-councillor found guilty of stalking former MP Penny Mordaunt Edward Brandt was convicted by a jury sitting at Southampton Crown Court. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
MP Adnan Hussain quits Your Party over ‘persistent infighting’ Blackburn MP criticises ‘struggle for power’ amid tensions between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025
Sarwar urges Reeves to scrap two-child cap in Budget The Chancellor will unveil her Budget later this month. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
Nightmare on Downing Street: 'Iron Chancellor' loses her mettle with Budget U-turn and Starmer in coup chaos Commentary: Two startling own goals in a week have damaged Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ authority Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025 Chancellor abandons planned income tax hike because of improved forecasts The PA news agency understands the strength of tax receipts has improved the numbers from the OBR, allowing for the U-turn.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025 Government borrowing costs rise in wake of income tax U-turn speculation Reports that the Chancellor has scrapped her plans to raise income tax at the Budget has sparked a sell-off in UK Government bonds.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025 Streeting says he and Starmer ‘extremely frustrated’ by leadership row Health Secretary Wes Streeting was targeted by briefings suggesting he was plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Treasury won’t cut threshold for higher rate income tax, say sources – UK politics live Fallout continues over budget income tax U-turn, with Treasury saying expected fiscal gap has dropped to £20bn
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025 Reeves not ‘playing fast and loose with people’s money’ amid tax U-turn reports Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy would not be drawn into speculation that Ms Reeves has abandoned plans for the manifesto-breaking tax hike.
International Business Times UK · Nov 14, 2025 WASPI Payouts Under Fire: £10.5bn Cost Threatens Future Generations Labour reconsiders its DWP rejection of WASPI women's compensation after maladministration ruling—£10.5bn payout weighed against insolvency fears.
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025 Reeves dumps plan to raise income tax in screeching Budget U-turn sending spooked markets into slide Chancellor abandons plans to raise income tax over fears they could spark a huge backlash among voters and backbench Labour MPs
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Rachel Reeves to abandon plans to raise income tax rates in budget Labour had laid the ground to break a manifesto pledge on taxes for working people but has now made a U-turn
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025 Your Party receives ‘small portion’ of withheld supporters’ donations Row continues between camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, whose company holds hundreds of thousands of pounds of party funds
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 PM’s chief of staff ‘not involved’ in briefing against ministers – reports Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to sack his top adviser, Morgan McSweeney.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025 Peers to mount fresh offensive to halt assisted dying bill More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislation