Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Darren Jones

UK pledges £225million support for Ukraine as Zelensky admits his forces can't defeat Russia on battleground

UK says it is providing ‘battle-winning capabilities’ to Kyiv including drones and munitions

Evening Standard

'Head in the sand': Labour will not give estimate of Brexit's economic impact

Labour have been accused of “hypocrisy of the highest order” for saying they will not undertake analysis of the economic impact of the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Savings target different to Osborne’s austerity-era cuts, says Reeves

The Chancellor said there would be a ‘real-terms increase’ in Government spending despite departments being told to meet the target.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Reeves to take ‘iron fist’ to waste as departments challenged to find 5% savings

The Chancellor said finding ways to save money would allow resources to be focused on the Government’s priorities.

Evening Standard

Ministers warned of cuts as ‘every pound’ of spending to face review

In letters sent by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, departments will be told ‘difficult’ spending decisions will be required.

Evening Standard

Reeves warns ministers of cuts as ‘every pound’ of government spending to face review

In letters sent by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, departments will be told ‘difficult’ spending decisions will be required

The Independent UK

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

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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

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

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

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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’

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

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 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...

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

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for Budget Responsibility

98 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.