Budget 2025: Key points at a glance
Rachel Reeves is delivering her second Budget since Labour’s return to power – here’s what you need to know....
Rachel Reeves will be hoping this Budget buys her some time
Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget and its aftermath should be...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs....
Reeves urges Labour MPs to unite behind the Budget
The chancellor tries to calm nerves in the the Parliamentary Labour Party about her tax and spending plans....
Farage says he’s ‘never directly racially abused anybody’ after school racism claims
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s....
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions....
Minister denies Budget leaks have damaged economy
A former Bank of England chief economist says Budget speculation has “caused paralysis for businesses and consumers”....
Judge me at next election, Starmer tells doubters
The PM tells the BBC he has made “good steps” on the cost-of-living but it will take time to turn the country around....
Former Welsh Reform leader jailed for pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP....
Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
Kim Leadbeater says the draft law is approaching a “crunch point” after peers suggested more than 1,000 changes....