Wes Streeting calls for equal tax on income and capital gains in Labour leadership pitch
MP says current system is unfair and his idea would result in a ‘wealth tax that works’
Schools are ‘pipeline’ to joblessness for many people, says ex-Labour adviser
Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman
Manchester shows biggest fall in inner-city deprivation in boost for Burnham
City made outsized contribution to falling levels of deprivation between 2010 and 2025, thinktank finds
Reeves to promise free summer bus rides for children and food tariff cuts in living costs package
Chancellor launches ‘Great British summer savings scheme’ after Keir Starmer postpones fuel duty increase Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir Starmer
The Treasury’s supermarket food price cap wheeze was bananas
Retailers such as M&S need not worry – the UK is not in a state of emergency and competition is clearly working
UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
Keir Starmer describes the agreement, worth double original estimates, as a ‘huge win’ for British businesses
Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges
Chancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’
UK delays some sanctions on Russian oil and gas amid Middle East conflict
‘Short-term’ measures on import of jet fuel and diesel, and shipping of LNG, aimed to help tackle soaring prices
UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods
Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across board
Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’
National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’
Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?
Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influences
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% as firms squeezed by Iran war
Pay growth eases to 3.4% as businesses face pressure from soaring energy costs
No feelgood factor for Reeves as Iran war snuffs out economic upturn
Rise in unemployment and weak pay growth underline how tough this year will be for UK households
Avanti West Coast to cut one in seven trains on its busiest intercity routes
Train operator says passenger demand will still be met as it trims summer timetable at government’s behest