Starmer refuses to rule out tax rises in budget after questioning by Badenoch

Prime minister fails to answer Tory leader’s questions about manifesto pledge not to raise income tax

Too many want to do Britain down – Labour will defy the doomsayers and beat the forecasts

I don’t pretend the choices will be easy, but my budget has one focus: to invest in building a better future for everyone, says UK chancellor Rachel Reeves

Britain can defy gloomy economic forecasts, says Rachel Reeves

Exclusive: Fiscal watchdog predicts productivity downgrade will leave chancellor with £20bn gap to fill in budget

Gambling does not cause any ‘social ills’, lobbyist tells incredulous MPs

Head of UK’s Betting and Gaming Council was asked to repeat claim as she spoke against increasing taxes on sector in November budget

Bankrupt Woking to get £500m bailout in Surrey council shake-up

‘Unprecedented’ move helps to smooth over creation of two new ‘mega council’ unitary authorities

Steeper UK productivity cut of more than £20bn makes tax rises more likely

Rachel Reeves faces bigger-than-expected hit in 26 November budget from revised OBR forecast

This hotels saga isn’t really about asylum seekers: it’s a window on to a far bigger scandal

A blistering new report tells a tale of billions wasted and vulnerable people left traumatised, while companies profit from a blundering state, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough

One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targets

UK in £8bn deal to sell Typhoon jets to Turkey despite human rights concerns

Starmer’s announcement on visit to Ankara comes as jailed opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu faces fresh charges

How can Rachel Reeves reduce inflation?

Five ways the chancellor could mitigate a UK inflation rate that is harming households – and Labour’s vote share

Reeves to lead trade mission to Saudi Arabia amid human rights concerns

Ministers hope to secure a deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council that could add £1.6bn to the UK economy

The Guardian view on the budget: what a Labour chancellor should really say

Editorial: Rachel Reeves needs her address to restore confidence, rebuild capacity and bury the tired orthodoxy that has held Britain back

Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher

Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellor

Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis

The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken