Deputy PM Angela Rayner is giving it a go, having already handed Reeves a shopping list of taxes that would clobber ...

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence ...

Before last year’s election, Labour pledged to find ways to help get mortgage credit to first-time buyers. In recent months, ...

The Deputy Prime Minister should be deployed as a John Prescott figure to connect with the party, Labour MPs say ...

The leader of Unite has described Angela Rayner’s behaviour during recent bin strikes as “totally and utterly abhorrent” as tensions ramp up between the government and Labour’s biggest union ...

Which tax rises could Rachel Reeves introduce to pay for the £5bn welfare U-turn? - Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ...

London hiring has suffered a steep drop as rising costs weigh on employers following Rachel Reeves’ tax grab. Permanent staff ...

It has been clear for months that taxes were likely to rise in the Budget this autumn. Rachel Reeves left herself so little ...

As Rachel Reeves circles new avenues to boost tax receipts, the Chancellor has faced a fresh warning to ease the pain for ...

Angela Rayner has had her membership of a major trade union suspended in a row over the Birmingham bin strikes. Unite, which ...

The Chancellor was visibly distressed, wiping tears from her cheeks as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tore into the ...