British workers could face another £10bn stealth tax raid to shore up the public finances and pay for more defence spending, ...

Politicians around the world have been found to exaggerate or even invent their credentials. It does not always hurt them ...

Economists have warned that the Chancellor will need to either hike taxes or slash public sector budgets by £6bn annually ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hinted that she is willing to commit to a rise in defence spending sooner rather than later ...

With Sir Keir Starmer under mounting pressure to boost the UK’s defence budget, General Sir Nick Carter said the UK’s ...

Defence spending will be in the headlines this week as Keir Starmer races to Paris for crisis talks over Ukraine.

Reeves has taken the decision largely to brazen out the difficult time rather than try to rebuild her reputation or turn into ...

David Lammy has warned Rachel Reeves that defence spending may need to treble to Cold War levels if Russia is allowed to win ...

Rachel Reeves will have to raise taxes by an extra £12bn if she wants to boost defence spending to 2.5pc ...

Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to overrule Rachel Reeves and call for increased military spending after a defence summit ...

Fiscal rules are made to be broken, or otherwise changed to accommodate the unwillingness of governments to meet them.

Plans for the UK and other European countries to send troops to Ukraine are in their very early stages. But the UK prime ...