Bringing an end to child poverty really ought to be an economic no-brainer

Growing up poor blights children’s lives, and results in lower work and health outcomes that cost the exchequer long term

It’s all doom, gloom and fiscal fixation. Is this really a Labour government?

The renewal Britain desperately needs requires borrowing and optimism. Isn’t that what we voted for?

Rachel Reeves said to have dismissed concerns about policy, even though it contained ‘basic errors’

Chancellor says Treasury will be ‘pragmatic, not ideological’ amid claims the policy would not raise predicted £2.6bn

Andy Haldane says there should be ‘cause to pause’ amid Treasury fears policy will not raise any money

Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered

Stephen Timms, DWP minister, says cut to winter fuel payments could encourage more pensioners to claim pension credit

As the budget looms, where the party stands on investment in the UK economy, workers’ rights and more

Republican nominee spews falsehoods about undocumented immigrants to Savannah crowd’s delight

Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’

Though the freebies scandal soured the start of conference, the party can regain the moral high ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel

Editorial: The chancellor suggested that she might need to rewrite her fiscal rules. That would be a good thing

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments

The chancellor beamed her way through a conference speech that offered hope at least but little of substance