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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Rachel Reeves meets Finance Minister John O'Dowd and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly during her visit to Northern ...

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.