In a major speech in London, Keir Starmer will call for sweeping welfare reforms - but he is likely to face questions about whether Rachel Reeves misled the public ahead of the Budget

One week before the Budget, the Conservative leader asks the PM if the freeze on thresholds will continue - Starmer does not rule out the move.

Sir Keir identified actions the Government has taken in the seventeen months, including a record cut in child poverty and a reduction in NHS waiting times and immigration, according to the PM. He noted that Britain is now cutting borrowing faster than any other G7 country while economic growth is currently beating previous forecasts.

Rachel Reeves 's deputy insisted she has been "honest and consistent" with the public in a Commons statement this afternoon amid the Budget row. The Chancellor has been forced to defend herself against claims she was not clear about the state of public finances in the run-up to November 26 when she unveiled £26 billion of tax hikes.

The Prime Minister is visiting Anglesey after it was confirmed that the island will host the UK's first modular nuclear reactors. An announcement was expected this week by the UK Government that Wylfa near Cemaes had been selected for a new generation nuclear plant, North Wales Live reported.

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has defended the Government's choice to raise millions of taxes in the Autumn Budget. The leader of the Labour Party addressed crowds earlier this morning (December 1) less than a week after Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, outlined the reforms set to impact millions of Brits.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week's tax-hiking budget