The Guardian view on Keynes in the West End: James Graham’s latest play captures the zeitgeist

Editorial: As the chancellor, John Healey, ponders options ahead of his first budget, the playwright’s new work offers lessons from the past

Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation

The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 shares

UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget

Some economists say it is now ‘inevitable’ that chancellor will need to raise taxes in the budget next month

Ed Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are elected

Growth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference

British banks warned not to invest in planned Israeli settlement before UK trade ban begins

MPs send out letter as Israeli government seeks bids for construction of large E1 settlement in West Bank

Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto

PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen

UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget

Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN

Don’t discount Reform because it’s had a bad year. In our angry, fragile democracy, anything can happen

Nigel Farage’s tactics are to play up the anxiety and resentment that people feel. Labour’s job is simple: to offer hope and change, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push

Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025

‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton

Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the public

‘Cost of housing’ crunch looms for low-income families, warns Resolution Foundation

Thinktank calls on chancellor to end housing allowance freeze with typical two-bedroom household facing £158 week shortfall amid rent rises

Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar

Government spending watchdog warns of ‘startling’ price of keeping publicly owned firm in business

With Kemi’s new shadow chancellor, the Tories must hope for a bout of public amnesia

Andrew Griffith is keen on clearing red tape. Good job he wasn’t part of a Treasury team that abolished the Office for Tax Simplification

Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened

It comes after the Green leader, who is standing as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, recorded a campaign video in Urdu

Peers call for UK to enact tobacco-style ban on gambling advertising

Lords’ report faces criticism from lobby groups after suggesting ban would be ‘most effective’ way to reduce public harms