This budget paid the political price up-front, but will the public feel the benefit by the next election?
Living standards are unbelievably important to all governments, but especially this one.
Left Foot Forward
The climate coalition fractured at COP30 – but a new alliance could turn the tide
The result was a COP where the foes of ambition were emboldened, its proponents frustrated, and in which countries which could have shown leadership, such as China and India, refused to step up.
James O’Brien mocks Reform over Jonathan Gullis’ defection
“Jonathan Gullis has joined us. We must be doing something right, said nobody ever”
Keir Starmer says he is ‘proud of scrapping the two-child benefit cap and lifting 500,000 children out of poverty’
He also highlighted the achievements of the Labour government, including cutting NHS waiting times, immigration and child poverty by a record amount.
Reform comms chief used offensive slur to describe prominent Welsh journalist
This comes amid wider criticism of Reform UK’s approach to journalists
Support for Reform UK nosedives across several polls as scandals take toll
Farage’s headaches continue…
Nigel Farage’s constituents ‘furious’ over him pocketing £140,000 from recording Cameo videos
‘He’s too busy showing off and making money.’
Socialist Workers Party members say they’ve been purged from Your Party on eve of conference
Trotskyists have been given the boot
Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russia bribes
The former leader of UKIP Scotland was named in text messages sent to Nathan Gill
Labour accused of ‘selling out’ over U-turn on day one unfair dismissal rights
The concession comes after weeks of the legislation bouncing back and forth between the Lords and House of Commons