Diane Abbott accuses Rachel Reeves of ‘renewed austerity’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Diane Abbott accuses Rachel Reeves of ‘renewed austerity’

The Telegraph  

Diane Abbott has accused Rachel Reeves of presiding over an era of “renewed austerity”, with the veteran Labour MP leading a Left-wing backlash against the Chancellor’s spending cuts. The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, who had the Labour whip restored shortly before the general election after a prolonged suspension, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Departmental cuts, spending cuts, welfare cuts, cuts to investment. This is renewed austerity.” Ms Abbott, who was in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, was readmitted to the Labour Party in May following an internal investigation into a letter she wrote to The Observer suggesting that Jewish people did not experience racism “all their lives”. Her intervention over Ms Reeves’ spending cuts will raise the prospect of another falling out, days after the Prime Minister had faced his first Commons rebellion over the two-child benefit cap.

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More Labour MPs join revolt over WASPI women as it emerges Chancellor Rachel Reeves campaigned for compensation alongside her MUM for those who suffered 'injustice'
4 days, 17 hours ago

More Labour MPs join revolt over WASPI women as it emerges Chancellor Rachel Reeves campaigned for compensation alongside her MUM for those who suffered 'injustice'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing backlash to his decision to block compensation for millions of Waspi women - as it was revealed the Chancellor once railed against the 'injustice' they faced alongside her mother. Sir Keir, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall – who ruled out a compensation package on Tuesday – are among …

Is Rachel Reeves’ spending review a veiled return to austerity?
1 week, 5 days ago

Is Rachel Reeves’ spending review a veiled return to austerity?

The Independent  

Today’s clash between ministers and trade unions over public sector pay – after the government recommended a 2.8 per cent rise for teachers, NHS workers and civil servants – was always going to happen. Unions viewed this summer’s generous increases as merely the start of “catching up” after restraint since 2010 which saw public sector workers fall behind those in …

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said …

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will the Budget cost you money - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job? This is Money podcast

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves' maiden Budget saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of sweeping tax rises in to plug funding gaps in the NHS and schools. Among the Autumn Budget losers were landlords, investors and those who have stashed wealth in their pension, as stamp duty, capital gains tax and inheritance tax all came under the spotlight. We also dig into …

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come

Daily Mail  

There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves cynically reneged on those promises with a £40billion tax bombshell. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Ms Reeves carried out the traditional photo …

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: This Budget was crude, old-fashioned class politics... and that's why it's bad news for the Tories

Daily Mail  

In the run up to her first Budget, Rachel Reeves set a trap for the Tories. Over the last few weeks, a flurry of leaks indicated she was set to break her election pledge not to raise taxes on working people, but it was all a political feint, DAN HODGES writes But she knew it was real long before, because …

Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves warns that Budget pain will just be the beginning with more difficult choices to come

The Independent  

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Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts
2 months ago

Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts

The Independent  

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Cabinet rebellion over Rachel Reeves’s cut to foreign aid budget
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cabinet rebellion over Rachel Reeves’s cut to foreign aid budget

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves’s plan to cut almost £2 billion from the foreign aid budget has sparked a Cabinet backlash, The Telegraph can reveal. Aid organisations, including the UK arm of the charity run by David Miliband, have warned that Ms Reeves’s plans will see the aid budget fall to a 17-year low and are lobbying ministers over the issue. ‘Iron grip’ …

Labour doubles down on winter fuel cuts on eve of party conference
3 months ago

Labour doubles down on winter fuel cuts on eve of party conference

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October

The Independent  

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal £20billion hole in UK's public finances - intensifying fears that hefty Labour tax hikes are on the way
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal £20billion hole in UK's public finances - intensifying fears that hefty Labour tax hikes are on the way

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a staggering deficit in the public finances of up to £20billion, working up to a significant tax hike this autumn. Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a staggering deficit in the public finances of up to £20billion, working up to a significant tax hike this autumn The Chancellor is expected to implement tax increases …

Diane Abbott refused to go on antisemitism course to rejoin Labour
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Diane Abbott refused to go on antisemitism course to rejoin Labour

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott: Timeline of her suspension from racism comments to Labour ‘election ban’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Diane Abbott: Timeline of her suspension from racism comments to Labour ‘election ban’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Diane Abbott at a rally in Hackney, in front of …

Labour is plunged into election turmoil as veteran MP Diane Abbot threatens to stand AGAINST party and fires up Corbynite allies to accuse Keir Starmer of 'disturbing' left wing 'purge' that blocks th
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour is plunged into election turmoil as veteran MP Diane Abbot threatens to stand AGAINST party and fires up Corbynite allies to accuse Keir Starmer of 'disturbing' left wing 'purge' that blocks th

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer and his team are trying to dampen the fires of a major Labour election row today over moves by the party leadership to block veteran MP Diane Abbott and a slew of other leftwingers from standing on July 4. Defiant Dianne Abbot tells her supporters that she will do whatever it takes to stand as an MP …

‘I’ve no time for Diane Abbott, but the way Labour have treated her is a disgrace’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I’ve no time for Diane Abbott, but the way Labour have treated her is a disgrace’

The Telegraph  

The majority of readers who took part in The Telegraph’s exclusive poll voted against Diane Abbott being allowed to stand as a Labour MP, with many arguing that the party should not be seen to endorse previous comments she’d made or backtrack on their initial decision. ‘If Diane Abbott had any integrity about her, she would retire gracefully’ Reader Ray …

Diane Abbott ‘to be banned from standing for Labour’ as it emerges race investigation finished five months ago
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Diane Abbott ‘to be banned from standing for Labour’ as it emerges race investigation finished five months ago

The Independent  

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Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?
9 months ago

Did Rachel Reeves just bury New Labour economics… and pave the way for ‘sirkeironomics’?

The Independent  

Waiting for Labour’s tax and spending plans is like waiting for Godot. Labour doesn’t “do” that: Keir Starmer would excommunicate anyone who dared to utter the L-word: landslide. "Two years" is a phrase whispered by Labour advisers – a reference to shadow chancellor Gordon Brown’s dramatic announcement before the 1997 election that Labour would accept the Tories’ very tight spending …

Labour appears split over returning whip to Diane Abbott
9 months, 1 week ago

Labour appears split over returning whip to Diane Abbott

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour faces questions over whether to allow Diane Abbott back …

Angela Rayner says she would like to see Diane Abbott restored as Labour MP
9 months, 1 week ago

Angela Rayner says she would like to see Diane Abbott restored as Labour MP

The Independent  

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Diane Abbott launches attack on Starmer and Labour over race complaint handling
1 year, 3 months ago

Diane Abbott launches attack on Starmer and Labour over race complaint handling

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She said: “There is a widespread sentiment that as a black woman, …

Rachel Reeves tells Labour child benefit rebels: We won’t back down
1 year, 5 months ago

Rachel Reeves tells Labour child benefit rebels: We won’t back down

The Independent  

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UK Labour suspends prominent MP Diane Abbott over racism letter
1 year, 7 months ago

UK Labour suspends prominent MP Diane Abbott over racism letter

Firstpost  

Labour immediately announced that Abbott, who was shadow interior minister under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, had been suspended from its parliamentary party London, United Kingdom: On Sunday, senior member Diane Abbott of the major opposition Labour party in the UK was placed on administrative leave while an inquiry into her remarks that Jews did not experience racism “all their …

Diane Abbott suspended by Labour after suggesting Jewish people do not face racism
1 year, 7 months ago

Diane Abbott suspended by Labour after suggesting Jewish people do not face racism

The Independent  

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UK MP's 'Jews didn't face racism' comment stirs row for Rishi Sunak's rival party
1 year, 8 months ago

UK MP's 'Jews didn't face racism' comment stirs row for Rishi Sunak's rival party

Hindustan Times  

The UK's main opposition Labour party suspended prominent member Diane Abbott as an MP on Sunday, pending an investigation into comments she made that Jewish people were not subject to racism "all their lives". Abbott, the first black woman to become an MP in the UK, said in a letter to the Observer newspaper that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people …

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