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UK politics - live: Backlash as thousands of children to be detained under new Labour borders bill

Keir Starmer has been joined by Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband, Sadiq Khan and Yvette Cooper at service for Tony Blair’s former deputy prime minister

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Reeves’ growth drive rubbished by charity as report exposes scale of UK poverty

The chancellor says growing the economy is Labour’s main priority, but the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says economic growth alone won’t pull millions out of poverty

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech

Writing in The Times, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticised the ‘morass of regulation that effectively bans billions of pounds’ of investment.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Starmer warned over ‘anaemic’ post-Brexit reset efforts in damning report

In a damning report to mark the fifth anniversary of Britain’s departure from the European Union, UK in a Changing Europe said it appears that EU policy is ‘peripheral to Starmer’s government’

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Tories warn UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72 million

After the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said net migration will push the population up by 5 million from 2022 levels, Chris Philp said the ‘shocking and unacceptable projection can and must be stopped from materialising’

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Gatwick and Heathrow runway expansions: How many homes will be impacted - and who benefits?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to back a third Heathrow runway and endorse expansion at Gatwick - but what is the cost of her pursuit of economic growth?

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Cabinet ministers face economic growth test for new policies

Sir Keir Starmer said economic growth must be hard-wired into Government decisions.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

PM and Chancellor to meet top executives as Government continues to seek growth

The Government is also set to announce changes to pension rules to promote investment in UK businesses.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules

The prime minister and chancellor are loosening the rules on how pension funds invest, allowing them to plough surplus funds into the wider economy

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Employers’ national insurance rise ‘straw that breaks camels back’, Lords told

Crossbench peer Lord Morse, former head of the National Audit Office, warned that ‘not all big businesses have equally broad shoulders’.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025