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Starmer and Macron to discuss Ukraine ahead of Armistice commemorations

The Prime Minister is heading to the French capital at the invitation of the French president to attend the annual event.

Evening Standard

Starmer joins Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity

British and French leaders discuss Ukraine and Middle East amid fears for future of Nato after Trump’s re-election

The Guardian - UK

Trump to target EU over UK in trade war as he wants to see ‘successful Brexit’, former staffer claims

Peggy Grande told The Independent that Donald Trump is likely to give a ‘preferential trade deal to the UK’

The Independent UK

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UK ‘planning lots of scenarios’ for Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine

Chief secretary to the Treasury says security and defence spending are a priority but require ‘trade-offs’

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to make pensions pitch in first Mansion House speech

Her speech will come against a backdrop of criticism from the hospitality sector about changes to national insurance contributions.

Evening Standard

Whitehall ‘considering lots of different scenarios’ amid tariff fears – minister

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said US President-elect Donald Trump recognised the important relationship between the UK and America.

Evening Standard

No date for increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, says Treasury minister

Darren Jones said it will depend on the outcome of the strategic defence review, which is currently under way.

Evening Standard

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Labour ‘unlikely’ to accept Farage’s offer to become UK’s ambassador to Trump, says treasury secretary

Treasury secretary Darren Jones has said Labour is “unlikely” to accept Nigel Farage’s offer of acting as an interlocutor between the UK and the US.

The Independent UK

Who is on this week's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg show - see full list of guests

LAURA Kuenssberg will once again be joined by a variety of guests on her BBC show on Sunday morning ...

The National (Scotland)

Darren Jones suggests Tory shadow minister has ‘amnesia’

Mr Jones’s comments were aimed at shadow Treasury minister Alex Burghart, who had described the Budget as being ‘as bad as bad can be’.

The Independent UK

OBR error cut £18bn of headroom from Rachel Reeves’ Budget

The error may have contributed to the market jitters that were seen in the wake of the Budget

The Independent UK

We’ve all got Liz Truss PTSD, says minister as he defends market reaction to Budget

Treasury minister says situation after Truss’ mini-Budget ‘completely different in contrast to now’

The Independent UK

Now Reeves faces backlash from GPs, care homes and hospices over national insurance hike

While the NHS and the rest of the public sector have been shielded from the chancellor’s rise in employer contributions to national insurance, GPs and the care sector warn they will face severe strain

The Independent UK

Treasury minister defends £950-a-day pay of new value for money tsar

Darren Jones suggested the ‘rate of return for the improvements’ overseen by the new value chief will be worth the pay he receives.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Budget’s ‘clean bill of health’ from watchdogs should reassure investors, says Reeves – as it happened

Chancellor, on a post-budget visit to Newcastle, says ‘markets move all the time’

The Guardian - UK

UK still suffering from trauma of Liz Truss, says Treasury minister

Darren Jones says ‘we’ve all got PTSD’ from Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, amid market jitters after this week’s budget

Evening Standard

Budget market reaction ‘very different’ from Liz Truss turmoil, minister insists

Treasury minister Darren Jones suggested the UK had ‘PTSD’ from Liz Truss’s mini budget, amid jitters from markets.

The National (Scotland)

Applause as Question Time audience member tears into Labour and Tory MPs

AN audience member has been praised on social media as he took aim at the Labour and Tory guests on Thursday night’s Question Time...

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Evening Standard

Value for money tsar on £950-a-day is value for money, says Rachel Reeves' Treasury deputy

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones defended the salary for the new costs-cutting chief

Evening Standard

Jittery markets hold their nerve on Budget £32b borrowing as minister reassures: We've all got PTSD from Truss

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren said on borrowing the Government does not ‘think that we are pushing it to the limit’

The Guardian - UK

Head of government’s new value for money office ‘to be paid £950 a day’

David Goldstone to advise chancellor and chief secretary to the Treasury on ways to cut public spending

The Independent UK

Treasury chief secretary and Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire in heated Budget tax hike clash

Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones had a heated clash with BBC Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire over Labour's tax hikes in the Budget on Wednesday, 31 October.

Evening Standard

Hoyle rebukes Chancellor Rachel Reeves over ‘premature disclosure’ of Budget

Ms Reeves has signalled she will rewrite the way Government debt is measured.

The Guardian - UK

Lindsay Hoyle criticises chancellor Rachel Reeves for early disclosure of budget details – UK politics live

Speaker of the House of Commons says it is ‘evident’ Reeves made significant policy announcements in the media, rather than parliament

The Guardian - UK

Treasury installs ‘guard rails’ to avoid Liz Truss-style budget meltdown

Rachel Reeves is to seek advice from City experts to ensure big projects’ value for money and reassure markets

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