Budget 2025
Burnham claims he is ‘completely committed’ to his Greater Manchester mayoral job – UK politics live | Politics
Burnham claims he is ‘completely committed’ to his Greater Manchester mayoral job Q: What would you do if an MP offered to make a parliamentary seat available to you? Burnham said he would not answer a hypothetical question. He went back to his point about wanting to see a plan for the government, and about […]
‘Don’t pay any attention to what Trump says about medicine’, Wes Streeting tells Britons – UK politics live | Politics
Wes Streeting tells Britons ‘don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Trump says about medicine’ Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has urged pregnant women to ignore Donald Trump’s bogus claims about a link between taking paracetamol and autism. Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Streeting said: I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this. Streeting explained: […]
UK borrowing rises to worse-than-expected £18bn in August | Government borrowing
The UK government borrowed more than expected last month, official figures show, adding to pressure on the Treasury in the run-up to the autumn budget. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sector net borrowing – the difference between public spending and income – rose to £18bn in August, £3.5bn more than […]