Shabana Mahmood tightens asylum rules to curb illegal migration
Ministers move to tighten asylum rules The government is preparing sweeping reforms to the way human rights laws are applied in asylum cases,.
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History warns Labour: Break your manifesto promise and voters will not forgive you
A warning from history There is an unwritten rule in politics that every generation seems determined to test: never, ever break a tax.
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When the briefing becomes the story, and the story becomes a crisis
A lobbyist’s take on Labour’s self-inflicted storm From a lobbyist’s point of view, what unfolded around Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting this.
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Treasury’s £2bn pension grab will haunt future generations
A short-term fix for a long-term crisis There are moments in politics when you can almost hear the collective groan of a weary.
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Tax hikes not the answer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has some tough decisions to make ahead of the next budget. Yet talk of tax increases on businesses and working.
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North Sea balancing act
When Rachel Reeves entered the Treasury, she promised two things: fiscal discipline and economic growth. Now she faces her first big test of.
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Business owners’ Budget warnings
Many West Midlands businesses will cut jobs or even relocate overseas if Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget fails to address key economic pain.
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Renters face squeeze before rule change
Labour’s new renters’ rights act hailed as landmark – but experts warn of short-term pain for tenants Renters could face higher costs and.
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Labour’s sleepwalk into irrelevance
The party that should be stopping Reform is instead fuelling its rise There are moments in political history when a government’s weakness becomes.
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Mayor to get 93,000 working
‘West Midlands Works’ seeks to lower WM region’s unemployment rate by 5 percentage points by 2035 West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker has unveiled.