Starmer denies deceiving the cabinet and public before the budget
Due to the dire state of public finances, the prime minister and chancellor cautioned that they could have to renege on their pledges in the manifesto to not raise taxes.
Bangladeshi corruption trial results in two-year prison sentence for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq
The Labour MP resigned earlier this year after being accused of unlawfully obtaining a piece of land from her aunt. In absentia, she was being tried.
Reeves refutes allegations that she "lied" about the deficit, with Starmer supporting her budget
Rachel Reeves was pointing out a big hole that needed to be filled in this week's package of measures, and the chancellor is under pressure after Treasury forecasters announced public finances showed a £4.2 billion surplus.