The idea is being strongly promoted by Gordon Brown, the former Labour PM who also spent 10 years as chancellor.

Sir Sadiq is aiming to build up to 19,000 affordable homes by March 2026. He is facing a significant shortfall if the pace of ...

John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's ...

The Chancellor has said farmers who have agricultural property worth more than £3 million should ‘make a contribution’, when ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to "let businesses get on with it and get out of the way" ahead of her second Autumn ...

A Rachel Reeves and Bank of England clash risks derailing Britain’s stablecoin dream as the country plays catchup in the over ...

Warming between London and Beijing encourages expansion by British businesses in world’s second-largest economy ...

Britain’s Treasury is running on fumes. But a tax on gambling and on the banks could raise £14.6bn – and go a long way to ...

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound ...

Reeves has already ruled out increases to income tax, national insurance and VAT, while inheritance tax brought in a record ...

Some 474 migrants were detected crossing the Channel on Monday - as minister brands the situation 'unacceptable' ...