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Industry bodies had urged the chancellor to abandon plans to increase alcohol duty More

Political editor David Maddox looks at how Andy Burnham has ducked serious scrutiny in his first 100 days as PM and how the collapse in support for Reform could force him to call an early election More

Exclusive: 80 per cent of the money received by Reform UK from donations in the year 2025-26 has come from individuals or companies who have been based abroad in the past two years More

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said the government should lay out a series of reforms aimed at making energy cheaper in the UK More

Reports suggest the National Minimum Wage, ⁠which applies to those aged 18, ​19 ⁠and 20, will rise broadly in line with the rate for older workers More

Andy Burnham said his government won’t lose sight of ‘everyday problems that cost people money or simply aren’t fair’ More

The Labour MP had backed the idea of the UK paying reparations for ‘stolen labour, stolen wealth, stolen land or stolen opportunity’ More

The prime minister said he did not think ‘things have worked out as people said they would at the time’ More