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Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) is said to be planning a new levy on hundreds of thousands of homes in the Budget on November 26.

Home Secretary's Shabana Mahmood's plans have sparked fury among backbench Labour MPs.

PM tells ministers that ‘distractions’ means their focus has ‘shifted’

Last year the number of UK citizens going to live abroad was 257,000 - far more than the 77,000 previously estimated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Home Secretary has vowed to create more safe and legal routes, with caps on the numbers of students and "skilled" refugees allowed to come to the UK.

Backbench anger over plans to crack down on asylum continued to grow, despite warnings that failure to fix the 'broken' system could see public support for harbouring refugees collapse.

Drinkers are scrambling to safeguard the future of The Plough Inn in Radford, which shut its doors for the final time last month.

At Question Period, the government faced continued questions over the timing of the audit and why the province didn't freeze provincial contracts immediately.

In a stark pre-Budget assessment, the Conservative leader said Keir Starmer's retreats on welfare would trigger higher taxes for workers in next week's Budget.

As the government imposes stricter rules for families of asylum seekers coming to the UK, one mother tells how her son is growing up without her

Alf Dubs, who fled from the Nazis as a child refuge, described the government’s proposals as ‘shabby’ after the Home Office said it could deport children of failed asylum seekers

Both Labour and the SNP should be prioritising economic growth that would provide extra money for public services

Readers respond to Shabana Mahmood’s new proposals for asylum seekers

Readers weigh in on the backfired briefings from Keir Starmer’s team against supposed leadership challengers

With just a week to go before the Chancellor stands up in the Commons, Labour has demonstrated a masterclass in chaos, uncertainty and worry for voters

The Government is warned 'some of our finest servicemen' are resigning amid fury at Labour's treatment of Troubles veterans

As Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood faces a Labour revolt over her planned overhaul of the asylum system, Alex Ross looks at how effective the measures would be

The Prime Minister said leadership talk was a 'distraction' from the business of government

A group of farmers gathered outside Parliament for a demonstration ahead of the Budget