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Four seats held by the SNP​ are expected to be on a “knife edge” in the General Election, according to new research...

Taxes set to hit post-war high

UK chancellor was pictured working on the autumn statement at home. Our art critic runs the rule over his choice of artworks

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled new rules for welfare benefit claimants. Under the government’s back to work plan, £2.5 billion of funding is to be allocated to employment support schemes with the aim of getting over 1 million people with long-term health conditions or disabilities, as well as…

Tradespeople taking their vans to Midlands garage say changes to national insurance are a drop in ocean as costs have soared

"This particular mish-mash of ISA proposals wouldn’t look out of place in a beauty pageant of pigs wearing lipstick."

National insurance cut risks Bank of England being more ‘hawkish’ in battle against inflation

Some Tories pushing Rishi Sunak to go to the polls in spring after tax giveaway

Net migration to the UK in 2023 is estimated at 672,000, and the PM says a more ‘sustainable’ level is needed