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'As bad as Kwasi Kwarteng': Rachel Reeves' popularity hits record low in new poll days before Budget

The grim finding for the Chancellor comes despite the UK economy outpacing France, Germany and Italy

Evening Standard

‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations

After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...

The Guardian - UK

‘She was extremely petrified’: the shocking drama about one woman’s six-year ordeal in an Iranian jail

When dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was imprisoned, her husband went on hunger strike – to force Britain to act. Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes reveal how they brought their nightmare to the small screen

The Guardian - UK

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Labour infighting puts chancellor’s budget plan to reassure bond markets at risk

It was hoped manifesto-breaking tax rises might bring down borrowing costs – but party turbulence is likely to spook investors

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves reveals she's planning to increase income tax at the Budget

The move would break one of Labour’s core manifesto promises in an attempt to close the black hole in public finances Reeves’ government inherited

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: Six lessons from three years of bringing you this newsletter

In today’s newsletter: After more than 450 early alarms, countless headlines and one rogue squirrel, it’s time for me to say goodbye. It’s been a privilege to share the biggest stories – and some very small ones – with you

The Guardian - UK

Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook

The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

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Treasury urged to set out plan to ‘un-gum’ housing amid call to axe stamp duty

Sir Mel Stride likened Chancellor Rachel Reeves to Captain Mainwaring from Dad’s Army.

Evening Standard

Do populists always crash the economy?

Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next

The Guardian - UK

Thursday news quiz: Jailhouse books, museum trouble and an unexpected bear

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

How Ange Postecoglou surpassed Liz Truss in 39-day Nottingham Forest disaster

His appointment was a hubristic failure on the part of owner Evangelos Marinakis – but Postecoglou must now count the cost of the shortest managerial reign in Premier League history

The Independent UK

‘You’re in spy territory’: how two UK nationals got tangled in a Chinese espionage row

The Met’s elite SO15 unit alleged a parliamentary researcher helped his friend create 34 reports for a shadowy front

The Guardian - UK

Reeves suggests higher taxes on wealthy will be in Budget

The Chancellor said the economy is still suffering from the impacts of leaving the European Union, austerity policies and Liz Truss’s mini-budget.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget

Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints she's looking for tax rises and spending cuts in upcoming Budget

Chancellor Reeves fails to accept responsibility for economic woes as she blames impact of Brexit, austerity policies and ex-PM Liz Truss's mini-budget

Evening Standard

Reeves eyes tax hikes as economy suffers ‘severe and long-lasting’ Brexit impact

Rachel Reeves said ‘austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss’s mini-budget’ had weighed heavily on the UK economy.

The Guardian - UK

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

On the former prime minister’s centenary, celebratory tat has included branded Toby jugs and whisky, while her old clothes were on display at conference. Is this really what the Iron Lady would have wanted, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

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Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Independent UK

Stamp duty, tractor tax and doctors’ strikes: Key takeaways from Badenoch’s Tory conference speech

The Independent looks at the key policies announced in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch to focus on economy in leader’s speech to Tory conference

The party leader will set out a ‘golden rule’ that half of money saved from cuts must be put towards driving down the deficit.

The Independent UK

Badenoch to unveil ‘golden rule’ for economy as she attempts to win back Tory credibility destroyed by Truss

Kemi Badenoch will try to maximise Labour’s problems on the economy to win back public support

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick hits out at Liz Truss’s ‘careless’ and ‘un-conservative’ mini-Budget

Jenrick also dismisses any speculation about his leadership ambitions, telling his audience Kemi Badenoch will lead the Tories into the next election

The Conversation

Is Sanae Takaichi Japan’s Margaret Thatcher – or its next Liz Truss?

Under the slogan “#ChangeLDP”, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Pending a vote in the Diet’s lower house later this month, she is poised to become Japan’s next prime minister — and the first woman ever to hold the post.

Evening Standard

Tory party conference 2025: Mel Stride pledges £5,000 national insurance rebate for young homebuyers

Shadow chancellor will use his Tory conference speech to set plans to cut welfare spending, foreign aid and the Civil Service if his party wins the next election

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