Scrap two-child benefit cap to help lift 4m people out of poverty, government urged

Exclusive: Cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission says abolishing limit would be part of its ‘once in a generation’ plan

Scotland bans arms companies that supply IDF from receiving financial aid

Devolved government says contractors seeking support must prove products will not be used by Israeli military

Farage a ‘Putin-loving, free speech impostor’ says Democrat before Reform head’s US speech – UK politics as it happened

Jamie Raskin says Farage is ‘a Trump sycophant’ before UK politician addresses the House judiciary committee in Washington

The Guardian view on fiscal rules and financial myths: Britain must stop fearing imaginary bond vigilantes

Editorial: Liz Truss fell not for borrowing, but for incompetence. Rachel Reeves mustn’t repeat the mistake with rules markets don’t demand

Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November

As the later-than-usual date is set, chancellor insists the economy ‘isn’t broken’ but ‘isn’t working well enough’

Bank chief warns against ‘exaggerating’ rise in UK borrowing costs

Andrew Bailey’s remarks to MPs about the rise in the 30-year bond yield will bring some relief to the chancellor

‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks

Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentration

UK hit by fresh sell-off in government bond markets as pound weakens

Yield on 30-year gilts hit highest level since 1998, indicating it will cost UK more to borrow from markets

English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches

MPs on Commons committee describe figures as a waste and say money should have been used to fix infrastructure

Rising bond yields leave Reeves with no choice but to plan a ‘muddle-through’ budget

Despite predictions of a 1970s-style budget crisis, analysts point out similar rises are taking place in other markets

Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27-year high

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.723%

Now showing: it’s Keir Starmer’s march of the ‘grownups’ – the disaster movie we’re all being forced to watch

The PM has brought in Darren Jones, whose superpower is ‘relentless delivery’. If that won’t save the world, what will? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake-up

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles

Reshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightrope

Economists say new team could help push back against Treasury but PM needs to spell out what he stands for

Downing Street shake-up: who’s in and who’s out at No 10

Departures and new hires expected to give PM more direct oversight of delivery of key government priorities