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Could Cabinet turn on Reeves?
Hard hats on for the Spring Statement tomorrow, where at around midday Rachel Reeves will deliver her fiscal update (read: significant fiscal set pie…
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Can Britain dodge Trump's tariffs?
Reports in the papers today say that the British government is considering scrapping its digital services tax – largely levied at American tech compa…
1 year, 1 month ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 23/03/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
Rachel Reeves defends her record as chancellor ahead of the Spring Statem…
1 year, 1 month ago
Were we right to lock down? Michael Gove vs Toby Young
On 23 March 2020, then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the unprecedented decision to put the UK into lockdown. To mark the 5th anniversary of …
1 year, 1 month ago
Does Kemi have a plan?
It's been Kemi-takes-action week for the Conservatives, with the leader of the opposition trying to prove that she can – in fact – do policy. She lau…
1 year, 1 month ago
Can Keir trust Macron?
It’s a big day in defence. Keir Starmer began the day in Barrow talking about nuclear subs and will end the day in a meeting of the ‘coalition of the…
1 year, 1 month ago
Spring Statement or ‘Emergency Budget’?
The question that everyone in Westminster wants answered is what will actually be included in next week’s Spring Statement. Previously, the Spring St…
1 year, 1 month ago
Inside Labour's welfare split
This afternoon we had Liz Kendall’s long-awaited address in the Commons on Labour’s plans for welfare reform. The prospect of £5 billion worth of cut…
1 year, 1 month ago
Can the Tories save their education legacy?
Bridget Phillipson's schools bill is back in the Commons today. The scope of the legislation is twofold: firstly, looking at the welfare of children …
1 year, 1 month ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 16/03/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
NHS England will be demolished as Labour make sweeping changes to the NHS,…
1 year, 1 month ago