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Did Rachel Reeves just shoot Labour in foot or was it strange stroke of genius?

Was Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement a stroke of genius - getting the bad stuff over long before the expected 2029 election - or a gift to Reform UK? Liable to enrage the Labour Left, was...

The Chosen season 5 release date, cast, trailer and plot as Jesus star details challenges

The Chosen: Last Supper official trailer for season 5The fifth season of The Chosen is just around the corner, promising to deliver the next chapter in the greatest story ever told to fans...

More than 10 million Brits could be '£500 poorer every year' under Labour

Millions of households will by £500-a-week poorer because of poor economic growth and Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements, a new analysis shows. A study by think tank the Resolution...

Rachel Reeves torn apart by charity boss as ‘3.2m Brits will be £2,000 worse off’

Rachel Reeves has been torn apart by a charity boss after her Spring Statement over cuts to welfare. The director of disability campaign group Scope, James Taylor, says families will ultimately "lose...

10 taxes Rachel Reeves could hike in her autumn Budget - and how they could hit YOU

Reeves has already refused to rule out further tax increases, and with the nation’s finances on a knife edge, she may have little choice. Here are 10 possible lines of attack.1. Extend the income...

Rachel Reeves urged not to devastate services in hunt for savings

Campaigners are calling for vital services to be spared the axe in the wake of the halving of the country’s growth forecasts. Around 10,000 civil service jobs are expected to go and Chancellor...

Tesco shopper amazed as receipt from 1991 reveals price of 32 items

An old Tesco receipt shows how cheap things really used to be and during today’s cost of living crisis these prices are long gone. The receipt from 1991 has sparked debate about the cost of every...

'Rachel Reeves lays blame on anyone but herself as Labour fails on every front'

Following intense criticism over her autumn budget - which included £40 billion in tax hikes, a reduction in the tax threshold from £9,100 to £5,000, a 50% increase in bus fare caps, and sharp...

Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved

Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved2 hours agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterReutersRachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a Spring...

Italian seaside resort nightmare as locals and tourists 'can't open windows'

Residents of an Italian seaside resort have called for a state of emergency as locals and tourists "can't open windows". Orbetello in southern Tuscany has been infiltrated by a swarm of midges for...

Budget bombshell for 3 million as Rachel Reeves accused of pushing them into poverty

Rachel Reeves faces a Labour civil war over benefits cuts as charities warned hundreds of thousands of people will be plunged into poverty. More than three million families could lose out on up to...

The 6 biggest bombshells in Rachel Reeves' Budget from stuttering growth to ISA update

Rachel Reeves addressed a packed House of Commons today to deliver her Spring Statement - which was met with short shrift from her political adversaries on the Left and the Right. The Chancellor...

Rachel Reeves provokes widespread fury as she delivers savage cuts

Rachel Reeves was branded “reckless” and blamed for tanking the economy after announcing scything spending cuts to balance the books. The beleaguered Chancellor was forced to lay out a set of...

Furious Richard Tice erupts at budget watchdog: 'Eating magic mushrooms!'

Richard Tice lashed out at the budget watchdog over "completely delusional" growth forecasts. The Reform UK deputy leader said he thought the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had been "eating...

Who is eligible for DWP Universal Credit as Spring Budget confirms allowance increase

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed a boost for Universal Credit recipients as the standard weekly allowance is set to increase from £92 in 2025-26 to £106 by 2029-30. During today's (March 26)...

Rachel Reeves's spring statement left me asking one worrying question

What must it be like inside Rachel Reeves's head? Amid the wide open spaces and rolling tumbleweed I suspect there’s a little girl telling herself, Candide like, that everything is for the best in...

There was only one winner at the spring statement — and it wasn't Rachel Reeves!

What a spectacular day in the office for Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride. Against the gloomy backdrop of poor growth predictions and increasing economic uncertainty, his stinging rebuttal to Rachel...

Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved

Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved18 minutes agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterReutersRachel Reeves has squeezed the welfare budget further and boosted defence spending in a...

Labour civil war erupts as Rachel Reeves savaged by MPs over welfare cuts

Rachel Reeves exiting Downing Street ahead of spring st (Image: Getty)Furious Labour MPs have demanded Rachel Reeves U-turns on her welfare reforms amid threats of a Commons rebellion.The Chancellor...

The 1 Rachel Reeves announcement Elon Musk would be grinning ear to ear over

Rachel Reeves announced in her Spring Statement that the Government’s new "transformation fund" will introduce “voluntary exit schemes to reduce the size of the civil service”. It comes as the...