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Labour conference: Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – as it happened

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Rachel Reeves urged to 'put down the axe' ahead of major conference speech

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has urged the Chancellor to “put down the axe” and deliver investment to stimulate economic growth.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2024

Rachel Reeves to announce investigations into £600m worth of Covid contracts

Chancellor to use speech at Labour conference to pledge reversal of Conservative approach to ‘waive’ £670m worth of disputed contracts

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024

Labour should ditch doom and gloom message for one of economic renewal

Before first conference speech by a Labour chancellor for 15 years, downbeat tune may have been overcooked

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024

Labour conference kicks off as Starmer vows no more austerity

Labour is braced for a clash with unions over its winter fuel payment decision, as it weathers the storms of multiple rows at the heart of Government.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024

Keir Starmer now less popular than Rishi Sunak, poll suggests

Opinium poll for the Observer finds a 45-point drop in the prime minister’s approval rating since he won the election

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

Keir Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity

Prime minister insists he offers more than ‘doom and gloom’ but admits that leaks and squabbles are damaging the Downing Street operation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

‘We have done more in 11 weeks than the Tories did in 11 years’: Keir Starmer defends his record

After days of freebie rows, leaks and squabbles, the prime minister expresses frustration and says that at Labour’s conference this week he will explain what a better Britain looks like

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

No more sticking-plaster solutions: Britain’s green agenda is on solid ground

Showing climate delivery can be done effectively and fairly would be an extraordinary climate legacy for Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024