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A key pledge in the Labour manifesto, the fund was launched by the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves

Chancellor says government aims to attract billions of pounds of private cash for big infrastructure projects

There’s been an energy to Starmer’s slumber and beneath the chancellor’s surface dullness there lies hope

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Are their outfits too expensive? Do they wield some undeclared influence? Labour women are under attack – and it feels just like the 1950s, says Zoe Williams

Change begins now, as the Prime Minister told his party after the election, and change is very much on the agenda in housing. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is talking about imposing mandatory housing targets on councils. The recent changes to planning laws whereby new developments could be challenged if they…

The new Labour government has re-affirmed its promise to ban section 21 and committed to building 1.5 million new homes

MPs will hear assessment this month as new chancellor tries to pin blame on Tories for tough decisions ahead

Britain’s new Treasury chief says the Labour government will make stimulating economic growth its mission while limiting bureaucracy to make it easier to invest in the country