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He said the 'direction of travel' is for the UK to emulate successful low-tax economies

Several leaders of the biggest unions also urged the Labour leader not to row back on climate pledges

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris about council bankruptcies and the decimation of local services

With polls predicting electoral disaster for Tories, chancellor says ‘economy would be more successful if we had more competitive taxes’

Labour MP who served as a Foreign Office minister in the 1990s and later became Manchester’s police and crime commissioner

Polling expert says similarity between two main parties and clear Labour lead also likely to suppress voting numbers

Vaping is a great example of humanity’s failure to live up to its own hype. We’ve swapped an addiction we knew was dangerous for another that could well be. Sometimes progress is an illusion. The idea of progress can be an illusion in politics too, especially if you are a…

The mayor is expected to unveil his annual fares package on Friday

The party has a reputation for telling porkies

Well done, the Greens. If credit is due anywhere for the inclusion of £3 million in the Mayor’s budget for public lavatories at Tube stations, it should go to Caroline Russell. She’s the leader of the Greens in the London Assembly, and she’s been banging on about this for years.…

The former Minister for London felt 'frustration' after exclusion from Tory candidate shortlist