Rachel Reeves says party will also review tax reliefs, suggesting it would target income from buy-to-let property Labour will scrap business rates and undertake the “biggest overhaul of business taxation in a generation,” the Labour shadow chancellor will say at her speech on Monday, saying the current system punishes entrepreneurs […]

Waiting lists for routine treatments up 50% in poorest areas compared with 35% in most affluent areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The NHS backlog is being disproportionately shouldered by people in poorer areas, according to new research, amid a stark warning that waiting lists are […]

Labour leader bids to stem damage after defeat on rules as deputy Rayner furious over unnecessary conflict Keir Starmer is battling to restore authority over the Labour party after a bruising defeat at the hands of unions and the left sparked a storm of criticism over his performance as leader. […]

Boris Johnson believed to have overruled ministers unwilling to compromise on post-Brexit immigration as forecourt queues mount Ministers are poised to agree an extraordinary post-Brexit U-turn that would allow foreign lorry drivers back into the UK to stave off shortages threatening fuel and food supplies. Boris Johnson ordered a rapid […]

Deputy leader sets out plans for sector-wide fair pay agreements, starting with adult social care A Labour government would seek to drive up wages by empowering trade unions to negotiate minimum rates of pay across key sectors, starting with adult social care, Angela Rayner will announce on Saturday . Rayner, […]