A Stormont minister has described his efforts to progress polices through Stormont as “like walking through treacle”
With 12 months in office since Stormont’s return, Alliance Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir tells Political Correspondent John Manley how, despite the slow pace of change, he’s rebalancing his departm ...
Transcript: Growth – and damn the consequences?
This is an audio transcript of the Political Fix podcast episode: ‘Growth – and damn the consequences?’ Lucy Fisher Growth has been the big theme of the week. Are you optimi ...
Ailbhe Rea: The Heathrow Question Isn’t Settled
Rachel Reeves — the undeniable main character of the Readout in recent months — will end this week pretty pleased with ...
Julian Harris: Rachel Reeves is Everywhere
As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel ...
Rachel Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough
After six months of talking down the economy and warning of tough times ahead, the UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has changed ...
Heathrow expansion plans branded 'criminal' as residents fear homes will be destroyed for third runway
Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As Rachel Reeves restarts the third runway ...
Britain's oldest theme park is under threat as boss says Rachel Reeves' 'socialist' Labour budget has increased costs by £50,000 a year
Britain's oldest theme park is under threat as its costs continue to spiral, with the park's owner blaming Labour's ...
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'Very sad' west Londoners oppose Heathrow expansion
In the historic west London village of Harmondsworth, Justine Bayley pointed to where Heathrow Airport's new boundary would ...
Fine words from Reeves – now let’s get Britain building
Rachel Reeves is right to make reforming our sclerotic planning system the centrepiece of her economic strategy. But if she’s ...
Britain’s oldest theme park under threat from ‘socialist’ Budget
Britain’s oldest theme park is under threat as it reels from the impact of Labour’s “socialist” Budget ...
UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday that the new Labour government is backing the construction of ...
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In work poverty ‘shockingly high,’ TUC warns
WORK does not save you from poverty, the TUC has warned as a new report exposes the “shockingly high” number of children ...