Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

People earning less than £35,000 a year will pay more than if chancellor had raised basic rate by 1p, says Resolution Foundation

Chancellor admits ‘I am asking ordinary people to pay a little more’ as she unveils dozens of tax rises, but finally scraps the much-criticised two-child benefit cap

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

The decision to rule out co-leadership in the short term comes after a turbulent first few months for the party, marred by infighting

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

‘You know children get into trouble for saying that in school,’ the teacher toldthe prime minister after he participated in the viral ‘6-7’ trend with pupils

The health secretary’s intervention came on the eve of Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget

Local mayors will be given the power to impose a ‘modest charge’ on visitors, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said

‘You know children get into trouble for saying that in school,’ the teacher toldthe prime minister after he participated in the viral ‘6-7’ trend with pupils

Sir Robbie Gibb told a select committee that reports he led an ‘orchestrated coup’ at the broadcaster were ‘nonsense’

It comes just days after the prime minister was urged to tackle a ‘dangerous brain drain’ that is harming the UK economy

With hours to go until one of the most anticipated Treasury statements in modern history, Rachel Reeves has been given disastrous warning on the economy’s outlook