Labour MPs urged to focus on future amid post-election discontent Labour is facing a ‘battle for the very future and the heart and soul of our country’, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said. Evening Standard · May 7, 2025
Rachel Reeves refuses to speak to Scottish newspapers during visit to Scotland RACHEL Reeves visited Scotland on Wednesday – and refused to speak to any of the country’s newspapers .. The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2025
UK-India trade deal will make ‘massive difference’ to Scotland, says Chancellor The agreement will put ‘more money in people’s pockets’, Rachel Reeves said during a visit to a distillery in East Lothian. The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Reeves insists she understands voters’ concerns after Labour election setbacks Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended her actions in office as pressure mounted on Labour to U-turn on the winter fuel payment cut. The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
Kwasi Kwarteng Claims Rachel Reeves is Not the Real Problem The global economy is all over the place right now — the war in Ukraine is still grinding on, Trump’s threatening trade tariffs like it’s 2018 are all over again, and tensions with China aren’t letting up. The Fashion Central · May 7, 2025
Leftwing values will defeat the right. That’s what Keir Starmer can learn from Australia Anthony Albanese’s Labor party rejected divisive far-right rhetoric and won with a message of fairness, equality and respect, says Marc Stears, the director of the UCL Policy Lab The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
UK services sector shrinks for first time in 17 months amid Trump tariff fears Smaller companies say costs of Rachel Reeves’s tax rises led to them lay off more workers in April The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
Wes Streeting admits winter fuel payment cuts was factor in Labour election losses as he refuses to rule out rowback But he said there was no ‘formal review’ under way in Government Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Tuesday briefing: The levers Labour might pull to counter a growing threat from Reform In today’s newsletter: Can a partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance help the party set a new agenda – and keep support for Nigel Farage at bay? The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
No 10 rethinking winter fuel payment cut after Labour slump in local elections Exclusive: government fears further electoral losses from unpopular policy as well as from planned £5bn of benefits cuts The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025
UK ministers to meet bank bosses over lending to small businesses Rachel Reeves concerned that lenders’ restrictions are holding back growth in the SME sector The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025
Martin Lewis Breaks Down in Candid Interview as He Steps Away from Work for Family Time Martin Lewis might be the country’s most trusted voice when it comes to saving money, but behind the calm. The Fashion Central · May 5, 2025
Rachel Reeves Under Pressure: Public Demands She Brings Back Winter Fuel Payments for ALL Pensioners Just three weeks after Labour swept into power with a landslide victory, Rachel Reeves made a move that’s still causing political headaches The Fashion Central · May 5, 2025
Labour must avoid ‘naive’ lurch to right after Reform success, Haigh warns Exclusive: former transport minister criticises party’s direction and calls on Starmer to focus on issues like taxation and welfare reform The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025
The Fashion Central · May 4, 2025 Desperate Search for Missing London Teen as Mum Begs: “Hanna, Please Just Pick Up the Phone” A frantic search is underway for 14-year-old Hanna Balcer, who vanished after leaving her family home in London.
The Fashion Central · May 4, 2025 Rachel Reeves Under Investigation by Watchdog Over Undeclared Tickets Scandal The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has landed herself in hot water after failing to declare free theatre tickets on time.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 UK preparing to ban consumers from buying crypto with borrowed funds Soaring cryptocurrency values after Trump election has put pressure on financial regulator to take tougher line
The Fashion Central · May 1, 2025 Pensioners Born in These Years Hit Hard by Rachel Reeves’ 'Retirement Tax A quiet storm could be brewing for some of the UK’s oldest pensioners, as experts raise alarms over what’s being dubbed a “retirement tax”
The National (Scotland) · May 1, 2025 Rachel Reeves under investigation by standards watchdog over theatre tickets Rachel Reeves is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog after a late declaration of free theatre tickets.
Evening Standard · May 1, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves under investigation by standards watchdog over free National Theatre tickets Rachel Reeves and three of her family members were given tickets to a show, believed to have been Ballet Shoes, on December 27 last year
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Rachel Reeves investigated by parliament’s watchdog Blow to Labour as news of probe into ‘freebie’ theatre tickets emerges on eve of local elections in England
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Long-running department store holds ‘Rachel Reeves closing down sale’ over Labour tax hikes Beales, which has been trading since 1881, is closing its store in Poole, Dorset at the end of the month
The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2025 Major blow to Labour as Donald Trump 'pushes back UK trade deal talks' Donald Trump has dealt Labour a major blow by pushing a trade deal with the UK down his priority list, reports say ...
Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025 Farm tax is risk to UK food security, says former foreign secretary James Cleverly spoke after farmers parked two vintage tractors in London as part of a protest by Save British Farming against tax changes.