Britain's finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
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The Guardian - World
Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live
Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments. In interview this morning Rachel Reeves , the chancellor, ...20 minutes ago -
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BBC News - Top stories
Rachel Reeves says tough choices will be worth it
The chancellor defends winter fuel cuts and promises better days lie ahead in big conference speech.1 hour ago -
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ABC News - World
Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after gloomy talk
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances2 hours ago -
CNBC - Business
Britain's finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed on Monday that Britain will not return to austerity, saying her budget proposals will look to rebuild the country.2 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Reeves paves way for capital spending increase
Speech at Labour party conference fuels debate over future of chancellor’s borrowing rules2 hours ago -
Financial Times - World
France asks Brussels for extra delay on spending plans
Paris says it will submit road map on compliance with EU fiscal rules by October 313 hours ago -
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Financial Times - Business
Reeves to rule out return to austerity after gloomy rhetoric draws criticism
Chancellor has warned of tax rises in October Budget but will adopt a positive tone in Monday’s conference speech6 hours ago -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
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CNBC - Business
A stunning sterling rally is about to collide with Britain's political realities
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Financial Times - Business
UK ministers plan recruiting drive to plug train driver shortage, says union
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Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party16 hours ago -
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The New York Times - Top stories
Congress Unveils Short-Term Spending Deal
Speaker Mike Johnson dropped his demands for proof-of-citizenship voting requirements to strike a deal that includes more money for the Secret Service and funds the government through Dec. 20.18 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Renewed ‘austerity drive’ will make racism worse, says Diane Abbott – Labour conference live
Labour delegates expected to vote on motion opposing winter fuel payment cuts tomorrow. Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity Labour heads to conference in a spin ...22 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Labour, beware: Britain’s housing crisis is driving voters towards populism | John Harris
Whenever I talk to people who are bitterly disconnected from politics, they raise the lack of decent homes. That’s the stark truth the party needs to address. Whatever the Starmer administration’s ...Yesterday -
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The Papers: 'No more austerity' and 'Sir Shameless at it again'
Comments from Sir Keir Starmer on the public finances ahead of Labour's annual conference are among stories on the front of Sunday's newspapers.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
French prime minister takes rightward tilt with new government
Michel Barnier maintains big role for loyalists of President Emmanuel MacronYesterday - France -
The Guardian - World
Keir Starmer vows to protect public services from fresh austerity
Prime minister insists he offers more than ‘doom and gloom’ in an interview with the Observer, but admits that leaks and squabbles are damaging the Downing Street operation. Andrew Rawnsley: ...Yesterday -
The Wall Street Journal - World
France's New Prime Minister Forms His Government, Shifting Rightward
The new cabinet remains largely dominated by ministers from the ranks of President Emmanuel Macron despite his party’s heavy losses in recent parliamentary elections.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Starmer will stop accepting clothes to show solidarity with public, says Nandy
Culture secretary says PM and others will stop accepting gifted clothes as they don’t want voters to believe they are ‘living very different lives’. The prime minister and Labour ministers will ...2 days ago -
ABC News - World
The death toll from Friday's airstrike on a Beirut suburb rises to 31, Lebanon health minister says
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Financial Times - World
Britain and Germany are failing differently
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Western philanthropies drum up climate finance ahead of UN meetings
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Buffalo Bills fans can buy bonds to finance the team's new stadium
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Britain's ultra-wealthy are threatening to exit en masse ahead of proposed tax changes
Labour's plans to axe the U.K.'s non-dom tax regime could spark an ultra wealthy exodus, advisers and research bodies have warned.3 days ago -
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The New York Times - Lifestyle
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