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Watch live: Lammy faces PMQs grilling after Reeves hints at tax rises

Watch live as David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister, faces Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).

The Independent UK

Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook

The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Fixing Britain’s worklessness crisis will cost employers £6bn a year, report says

The Keep Britain Working review, created to tackle the rising tide of ill health pushing millions out of work, reported its findings ahead of this month’s budget

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UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns

Sir Charlie Mayfield warned of the economic, human and social costs of ‘lost opportunity, stalled careers, and reduced life chances’.

Evening Standard

‘Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction

The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.

Evening Standard

UK economy ‘bleeding out’ with brain drain in science and tech, peers warn

The Science and Technology Committee said Britain should be ‘rolling out the red carpet rather than red tape’ for highly skilled professionals.

Evening Standard

Fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction. Experts warn of ‘stark picture’ for Britain’s plants

The fen orchid can now be found in seven locations in England and three in Wales

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University still pays off – even in lower-wage Britain

In the upcoming budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to raise the minimum wage to £12.70 an hour: £26,416 annually for a full-time job. This means that the gap between salaries for minimum wage jobs and those for professional jobs that require a degree is shrinking fast.

The Conversation

Susanna Reid and Lorraine Kelly mock Rachel Reeves for 'bonkers' Downing Street Budget speech

Rachel Reeves put Britain on notice for higher taxes saying ‘we will all have to contribute’ to the country’s economic future in a speech on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Britain's richest man Gopichand Hinduja dies aged 85

Mr Hinduja and his family topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £35.3 billion

Evening Standard

Man who transformed modest family business into Britain’s wealthiest empire dies aged 85

Hinduja and his family topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £35.3bn

The Independent UK

Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estate

The Guardian - UK

Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades

About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Reeves puts country on notice for tax hikes as ‘each of us must do our bit’

In a pre-Budget speech, Rachel Reeves said: ‘If we are to build the future of Britain together, we will all have to contribute to that effort.’

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Anthony Williams Train Stabbings: What Counts as Terrorism in Britain Today?

Police say the Doncaster train stabbings were not terrorism, as no ideological motive was found under UK law defining terror as violence driven by a cause.

The Independent UK

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves signals tax rises and warns ‘each of us must do our bit’

Chancellor warns ‘we will all have to contribute’ to fixing Britain’s public finances

Evening Standard

Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

The Chancellor suggested ‘we will all have to contribute’ to building a new future for Britain.

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Threat of income tax rise grows as Rachel Reeves gives clear sign she will break Labour manifesto pledge

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

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Sir Keir Starmer warns of ‘tough but fair’ decisions in Budget

The Prime Minister said ‘hard and serious’ choices were needed to fix Britain’s financial woes.

The Guardian - UK

Say what you like about ‘Sadiq Khan’s no-go hellscape’ – Britain’s cities prove the rightwing agitators wrong

To rightwing populists, places of fluidity and freedom will always be the enemy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out

Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture

The Guardian - UK

David Gow obituary

Journalist, gifted linguist and European business editor of the Guardian who was dismayed by Brexit

The Independent UK

Tories nearly ran out of money as donors deserted them after humiliating election defeat, says Badenoch

The Conservative leader said keeping donors on side ‘actually took quite a lot of my time’

The Independent UK

Voices: The UK’s promises to Afghanistan ring hollow if aid cuts still bite

While the government will host a conference this month to galvanise international action before the cold Afghan winter sets in, it will be undermined if Britain continues to slash aid across the board

The Guardian - UK

How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right

For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrants, says author Daniel Trilling

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