Experts warned the £4.25billion black hole in the public finances caused by the backsliding will probably force Chancellor ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may need to make her headroom larger than £9.9bn in the autumn to restore credibility and fund ...

The Labour government has confirmed its latest U-turn with a significant retreat on welfare reform dealing a crushing blow to Rachel Reeves’ waning fiscal headroom. The bill initially targeted ...

Some 126 party backbenchers had signed an amendment that would halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

Deputy PM Angela Rayner clashed with Sir Mel Stride during PMQs over the Welfare Bill. The Conservative shadow chancellor pressed her on whether there would be a vote, accusing her of dodging the ...

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Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has criticised the Prime Minister's decision to launch an inquiry into grooming gangs as 'very late', claiming it came only after pressure from the Conservative Party ...

Mel Stride considering Tory leadership bid The ex-minister and close ally of Rishi Sunak says "a number of colleagues" have suggested he should run. 22 Jul 2024 ...

Mel Stride wanted this job. Tory MPs believe he ran to be party leader to raise his profile and shore up his chances of getting this job. But he must have known what it was. If Rachel Reeves’ task – ...

In an interview with PoliticsHome, shadow chancellor Mel Stride said the Tories could look at student fees as part of the opposition party's ongoing policy review.. The Conservatives launched ...

Mel Stride says the Tories will never again ‘undermine fiscal credibility by making promises we cannot afford’. Alamy/Thomas Krych. Sir Mel (as he is now) was never much of a fan, but he’s ...