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What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculation

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey’s wife ‘sat on loo and prayed as constituent tried to enter home’

The Liberal Democrat leader watched from the public gallery as Lady Emily Davey gave evidence behind a screen at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard

UK politics: No 10 says no final decisions after leak reveals jury trials might be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers – as it happened

Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trials

The Guardian - UK

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Cleverly distances himself from Hollinrake’s Reform UK jibe

A Tory split has opened up after Kevin Hollinrake appeared to liken the Reform UK logo to a Nazi badge.

Evening Standard

'Fed up': Minister slams talk of coronation for Wes Streeting after coup against Keir Starmer

The Health Secretary’s allies are said to be pushing for him to be installed as Labour leader, and PM, rather than a contest against a Left-winger such as Angela Rayner

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: Inside the latest Lords scandal – and the future of the peers

In today’s newsletter: What the suspension of Richard Dannatt and David Evans tell us about standards and accountability in the Lords, and the prospect of reform

The Guardian - UK

Labour support in London at record low, new poll finds as Reeves Budget tax raid to hammer capital

Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surges to 23% in the capital, ahead of the Tories on 20%, with Labour on 32%

Evening Standard

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Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out

Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media

Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls

The Guardian - UK

Farage says he never engaged in racism ‘with intent’ amid schoolboy allegations

The Reform UK leader directly responded to newspaper reports about his behaviour while at Dulwich College, south London, as a teenager.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to back her make-or-break budget

Chancellor tells parliamentary party they might not like every measure but promises budget will be ‘fair’

The Guardian - UK

Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget

OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch defends Tory chairman over Nazi jibe at Reform

Kemi Badenoch said Kevin Hollinrake’s response to a Reform UK emblem was intended as a joke.

Evening Standard

Budget will show if Government is interested in supporting devolution – Robinson

The DUP leader said politicians in NI could not ignore financial challenges.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary

Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul

Evening Standard

Kyle seeks to reassure business over workers’ rights concerns

Business Secretary Peter Kyle promised a series of consultations would listen to firms’ concerns on how the Employment Rights Bill is implemented.

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?

Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed

The Guardian - UK

Politicians urge Labour to restore Electoral Commission independence

All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrity

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The Guardian - UK

I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations

Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga

The Guardian - UK

A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say

Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

Evening Standard

Badenoch to take aim at ‘anti-growth’ employment rights reforms

She is expected to say the Employment Rights Bill is ‘the single most complained-about measure’ she hears when she speaks to businesses.

The Independent UK

After all the hype and confusion, Reeves’s Budget must deliver clarity, stability and direction

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Britain deserves more than mixed messaging and policy drift. After weeks of premature proposals, the chancellor must deliver a Budget that provides the confidence and coherence so far lacking in both her stewardship and Labour’s broader economic direction

Evening Standard

Reeves gets more abuse because she is a woman, Starmer suggests

Rachel Reeves told The Times Magazine this week that she was ‘sick of people mansplaining how to be Chancellor to me’.

The Guardian - UK

Unions urge Rachel Reeves to deliver ‘living standards budget’

TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage

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