John McDonnell has warned Rachel Reeves that any public spending cuts would be “politically suicidal” and risk tipping the UK into recession. The former shadow chancellor said Labour should ...

Embattled Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a stern warning by ex Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell not to impose big welfare cuts to head off the economic crisis. Leading Left wing MP ...

John Swinney has reversed Nicola Sturgeon’s errors and is making the political weather. “We will cut our waiting lists.” With ...

The Labour mayor for London, Sadiq Khan, immediately came out swinging after Reeves’ announcement. He said: “I remain opposed ...

What’s the latest? John McDonnell: Not heard anything. The chief whip before told us that he’d come back to us. We’ve served our sentence of six months – we were suspended for six months. I’m hoping ...

As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel ...

The Chancellor's plans to build a third runway at Heathrow could turn great swathes of the English countryside into "noise ...

Leading Left wing MP Mr McDonnell said such a move would be ... Early decisions taken by Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer tied our hands unnecessarily.” ...