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The government is under pressure to set out a path to greater defence spending, as ministers unveil plans to boost UK firms.

Tony Vaughan is found to have been "overbearing and belittling" towards a female staff member.

Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger unitary authorities were put on hold last month.

Campaigners had warned some families could face an unfair financial penalty because of delays which were not their fault.

Former Burnham advisor Andy Haldane scores Healey's Budget out of 10

The Treasury is disputing that the chancellor suggested to the BBC the benefits bill will be cut before the next election.

The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.

The prime minister has denied speculation from some opposition parties that he will go to the country in spring 2027.

The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

The chancellor talked of charting a new course for Britain, but the impact of Iran war has limited his options.

The chancellor has had to grapple with a mix of public finances and household finances being a mess.

Changes announced by Chancellor John Healey in his first Budget will affect your finances directly. Here's how.

The BBC's Joe Pike explains key things outlined by the Chancellor.

Political editor Chris Mason analyses Chancellor John Healey's Budget 2026 announcements.

Support on the cost of living, and in particular energy bills, as well as announcments on devolution will be central to John Healey's first Budget.

The Chancellor is due to deliver his first Budget.

SNP MP Lara Bird and the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens were part of an international delegation turned away by Israeli security forces.

"We must get to truth of what happened before, during and after that awful night," the home secretary says while announcing the review.

From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking.

The building has been described as a "gloomy, mice-infested, bomb-curtained rabbit warren".