Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch asked the prime minister on Wednesday whether he stuck by his pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT

Lord Hermer also said that he is ‘extremely concerned’ about the impact the case may have had about the public’s trust in the UK’s national security and criminal justice systems

Economists say trying to balance the books by raising smaller taxes risks ‘unnecessary amounts of economic damage’

Danny Kruger, who defected from the Tories last month, has pledged a ‘more concentrated government machine’

A downgrade in the productivity figures could leave Reeves with a bigger fiscal gap

New figures from YouGov for ‘The Times’ found that 17 per cent of voters back Labour

The government has suggested closing hotels is a bid to appease the public but critics have said it will not save the taxpayer any money

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

The Reform UK leader says he is ‘unhappy’ with Sarah Pochin’s comments on Black and Asian people in adverts but that he ‘understands the basic point’ and will not take further action

Ex Bank governor Mervyn King says problems will not be resolved by ‘just adding another wealth tax’

Warning comes as resident doctors are due to strike for five days in November

Exclusive: The chancellor is being pushed to break Labour’s manifesto pledge on not raising income tax

Keir Starmer said the coalition of the willing has agreed on a ‘clear plan for the rest of the year’ in supporting Kyiv