Category: UK Politics
Watch Angela Rayner and Chris Philp’s furious clash over immigration and housing in full
Angela Rayner and Chris Philp got into a fiery clash over immigration and housing during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (18 June).
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Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead
Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rises
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UK agrees post-Brexit deal with EU for ‘fluid’ border between Gibraltar and Spain
Agreement marks a breakthrough after five years of tense negotiations over the border with Spain that have been ongoing since Britain left the bloc in 2020
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New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty
Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK
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Rachel Reeves pledges to end use of asylum hotels by end of this parliament
Home Office looks to former student accommodation to house migrants instead of hotels
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Whitehall on lockdown while police investigate ‘abandoned vehicle’ near Downing Street
Officers are investigating after a vehicle was abandoned near Downing Street
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Watch: Rachel Reeves delivers spending review as chancellor pledges to make working people ‘better off’
Watch again as Rachel Reeves delivered her much-anticipated spending review on Wednesday (11 June) as the chancellor pledged to make working people “better off”.
Read MoreSpending review 2025: Key takeaways after Rachel Reeves announces government budgets
The Independent looks at what is in the spending review, and, crucially, what is not…
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Starmer says he could ‘go on all morning’ about Labour’s success – in afternoon PMQs speech
Sir Keir Starmer has said he could “go on all morning” about Labour’s achievements in government – in his Prime Minister’s Questions speech, which started at 12 noon.
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Voices: Has Rachel Reeves got the balance right in her first spending review? Join The Independent Debate
Rachel Reeves’ first multi-year spending review as chancellor delivers major investment pledges in health, housing and infrastructure, but critics have raised questions and warn that ‘sharp trade-offs are unavoidable’
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