Rachel Reeves reconsiders end to non-dom tax status over OBR forecast fears Chancellor says Treasury will be ‘pragmatic, not ideological’ amid claims the policy would not raise predicted £2.6bn
Former Bank economist advises Labour to reconsider non-dom tax crackdown Andy Haldane says there should be ‘cause to pause’ amid Treasury fears policy will not raise any money
Much to celebrate in Liverpool – but too soon to joke about ‘Dressgate’ Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered
UK politics: Winter fuel allowance cuts could reduce pensioner poverty by raising benefit take-up, says minister – as it happened Stephen Timms, DWP minister, says cut to winter fuel payments could encourage more pensioners to claim pension credit
‘Davos on the Mersey’: key conference takeaways as Labour tries to woo business As the budget looms, where the party stands on investment in the UK economy, workers’ rights and more
Trump scapegoats migrants again at Georgia event meant to discuss economy Republican nominee spews falsehoods about undocumented immigrants to Savannah crowd’s delight
Business leaders raise concerns over flagship Labour investment summit Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’
Labour has been overdoing the doom and gloom – but now Reeves has given us a glimpse of sunshine Though the freebies scandal soured the start of conference, the party can regain the moral high ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Starmer to strike more upbeat note as Treasury plots spending boost In first conference speech as PM, Labour leader will defend tough rhetoric but say there is light at the end of the tunnel
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’ speech: when troubling evidence can’t be wished away Editorial: The chancellor suggested that she might need to rewrite her fiscal rules. That would be a good thing
Labour conference: Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – as it happened Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments
Reeves packs up her troubles until budget day and smiles, smiles, smiles The chancellor beamed her way through a conference speech that offered hope at least but little of substance
Rachel Reeves sticks to script and saves big changes for next month’s budget Conference speech was light on detail and not the pivot away from doom and gloom that critics wanted
Reserve Bank expected to leave interest rate untouched for seventh meeting in a row Economic activity was ‘a little bit softer’ than central bank had predicted, one expert notes, but a rate cut still seems unlikely
Reeves pledges increased government spending and no return to austerity Chancellor does not rule out real-term cuts to some government departments, amid concern about sombre approach