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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Rachel Reeves holding the budget briefcase outside Number 11 Downing Street
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Chart shows how poorest households gain most, while wealthiest pay most after Labour’s budget

Basit Mahmood
31 October, 2024

With economists and analysts still digesting Labour’s first budget in 14 years, one thing is becoming increasingly clear, those on lower incomes stand to benefit the most while the wealthiest households will pay the most. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set outtest

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How Green, Independent, Lib Dem, SNP and Plaid Cymru MPs responded to the budget

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30 October, 2024

MPs on the left have responded to Labour’s budget

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How trade unions responded to the budget

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30 October, 2024

“Today’s budget is a vital first step towards the growth, jobs and living standards working people desperately need.”

Rachel reeves
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5 key takeaways from Labour’s first budget in 14 years

Basit Mahmood
30 October, 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out her plans to rebuild Britain once more, as she set out Labour’s policies to repair public services, help those struggling to make ends meet and repair the economy.

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Labour gives a pay boost to millions of working people with a 6.7% rise in minimum wage

Basit Mahmood
30 October, 2024

As a result of the increase in the minimum wage, more than 3 million low-paid workers are in line for a pay rise.

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Nigel Farage set to speak alongside Steve Bannon

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30 October, 2024

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Britons are in favour of increasing taxes on businesses and the rich in order to improve public services, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
29 October, 2024

The findings come ahead of Labour’s first Budget in 14 years due to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves tomorrow

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Robert Jenrick condemned after claiming former British colonies owe ‘debt of gratitude’

Basit Mahmood
29 October, 2024

“These comments are deeply offensive and an obnoxious distortion of history.”

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
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IPPR: Why Labour’s first budget in 14 years gives us cause for hope

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29 October, 2024

‘We must celebrate the wins when they come, but the case for bold ambition on areas such as fair taxation and the green transition must be made and remade throughout the course of this parliament.’

Rachel Reeves
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Richard Burgon MP: Why we need Wealth Taxes, not more cuts in the Autumn Budget

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29 October, 2024

‘We need to recognise that the cuts and austerity that got us into this mess will not get us out of it’

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