EU ‘open-minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says EU finance chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc was ‘ready to engage’ if the UK wanted to explore a customs union The Independent UK · Feb 3
Jobs crisis in London: Tens of thousands more Londoners are in temporary work since Labour came to power Thousands more people in the capital are in temporary work because they can’t find a permanent job Evening Standard · Feb 3
Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves? MoneySavingExpert founder has said changes that will lead to some graduates in England and Wales paying more are ‘not moral’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
50,000 families to gain nothing despite end of two child benefit cap, DWP’s own analysis reveals A further 20,000 will only see limited gains, official assessment confirms The Independent UK · Feb 2
UK house prices bounce back in January as analysts predict 2%-4% rise in 2026 Nationwide says average price of UK home rose by 0.3% last month after surprise fall in late 2025 The Guardian - UK · Feb 2
The long-term cost of high student debt is not just for graduates Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which is likely to benefit its opponents at the ballot box The Guardian - UK · Feb 1
Cost of pint to rise under new alcohol duty changes The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth The Independent UK · Jan 31
Graduates being ‘squeezed’ for cash-strapped government, experts warn amid fury over student loans Anger grows as chancellor insists current system is ‘fair’ The Independent UK · Jan 29
‘Not moral’: Martin Lewis takes student loan repayment swipe at Rachel Reeves Martin Lewis has issued a stark message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the decision to freeze the student debt repayment threshold. The Independent UK · Jan 29
Fury as Starmer’s promise to clamp down on damp and mouldy homes pushed back to 2035 Campaigners hit out at ‘outrageous’ delays, warning ‘renters simply can’t wait this long for decent homes’ The Independent UK · Jan 28
Rachel Reeves urged to give families more time to settle inheritance tax bills after law change Pensions will be included in inheritance estates for the first time from 2027 The Independent UK · Jan 28
Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there? A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations Evening Standard · Jan 28
Children could be sent to pubs if cafes and soft plays shut down, Labour MP warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced every pub in England will get 15 per cent off its business rates bill The Independent UK · Jan 27
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Pubs can stay open into early hours to show World Cup games, Government announces Some industry experts have said the government’s reforms are ‘short-sighted’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 U-turn on pubs has not solved the government’s mess on business rates The package being offered is not insignificant but the hospitality sector is still in trouble
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Financial support for pubs and music venues criticised as ‘wholly inadequate’ Pubs and live music venues in England will benefit from 15% off their business rates bills from April.
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Labour is killing London's hospitality — let’s fight to save it We’re campaigning to help London’s brilliant pubs, restaurants and hotels battle an existential threat
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Every pub in London to get 15% off business rates bill as £300m support package unveiled Pubs will now receive around £100 million a year until 2029 through additional financial support
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 Treasury announces business rate support package worth more than £80m a year – as it happened Treasury minister says under the new measures, every pub in England will get 15% off its new business rates bill from April, in a package worth average of £1,650 each
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24 Wall Street landlords have met a surprising opponent in Trump. So why is Starmer courting them? To win votes, Trump can afford to face up to corporate power – to deliver his promised 1.5m homes, Starmer can’t, says writer and researcher Adam Almeida
The Independent UK · Jan 24 ‘We survived HS2 – now a huge pipeline backed by Rachel Reeves could split our farm in two’ Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 Put north of England ‘front and centre’ of net zero strategy, Reeves urged Region has higher share of net zero economic output, data shows, and Labour leaders fear Reform would dismantle industry if it wins power