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The central problem with 'levelling up' was that no one in government ever quite articulated what it meant. Was it the application of a lick of paint to dilapidated northern high streets, or did it entail a fundamental rewiring of the British economy? And if it was the latter, join…

Rhian-Mari Thomas, the head of the Green Finance Institute, suggested to Rachel Reeves the private sector could help offset state funding

KEIR Starmer has defended parachuting Labour cronies into Government as “getting the best people into the best jobs”, amid a cronyism row…

ANAS Sarwar has said people will find Keir Starmer’s warning of a “painful” first Budget “quite refreshing”.

The prime minister defended taking away winter fuel payments from thousands of pensioners as he warned of ‘worse to come’

Conservatives demand PM ‘stop the rot’ after early rows for new government

Speaking from the Downing Street Rose Garden, the Prime Minister promised no more “business as usual” and his intention to “reverse a decade of decline”. But voters will be wary of more rhetoric and rather more keen on results. Since assuming power, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have highlighted…

Chancellor understood to be looking at fifth extension of scheme to support people at risk of destitution

Prime minister says government left with ‘no other choice’ but to make difficult decisions after discovering £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances

In today’s newsletter: After his honeymoon period, Keir Starmer tries to sell hard choices to voters

The prime minister will promise to do the hard work to ‘root out 14 years of rot’