Budget 2025: Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy forecasts – but faces income tax warning | Politics News

Budget 2025: Reeves vows to ‘defy’ gloomy forecasts – but faces income tax warning | Politics News

Rachel Reeves has said she is determined to “defy” forecasts that suggest she will face a multibillion-pound black hole in next month’s budget, but has indicated there are some tough choices on the way. Writing in The Guardian, the chancellor argued the “foundations of Britain’s economy remain strong” – and rejected claims the country is…

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Jenrick defection makes it more likely Reform will win general election, says senior party figure Zia Yusuf | Politics News

Jenrick defection makes it more likely Reform will win general election, says senior party figure Zia Yusuf | Politics News

A leading Reform figure has told Sky News that Robert Jenrick’s defection to the party is a “really important milestone” and “makes it more likely that we win the next general election”. Until he was kicked out of the Conservative Party by leader Kemi Badenoch on Thursday, Mr Jenrick was the shadow justice secretary and…

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Labour’s left unite behind ‘major reset’ call in fresh challenge to Starmer | Politics News

Labour’s left unite behind ‘major reset’ call in fresh challenge to Starmer | Politics News

Labour’s left-wing factions have united behind a call for a “major reset” – warning the party will “only survive if it chooses a different path”. The statement, from a coalition of MPs, councillors and activists, comes after a major intervention from Angela Rayner, in which she criticised Sir Keir Starmer’s “un-British” immigration reforms and said…

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Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”

Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”

With the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect is celebrating a new less-digital era for millions of children β€” and sharing that the legislation was personally inspired by his wife, for their four children.Β  “She read a book called ‘The Anxious Generation,’ by…

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