Shadow Treasury News Today

British politics in recent years has sometimes resembled a waltz. Both main parties show little compunction in mirroring each other’s plans, stealing their opponents’ popular policies and playing down the differences which characterised the Corbyn years. So it was striking to see Labour’s reticence this week to sign up to Sunak’s much-vaunted plan to increase

Darren Jones, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, visits Ipswich.

Keir Starmer expected to confirm high profile U-turn, as divisions emerge in government over plan to axe the Clean Heat Market Mechanism

Oh dear. It seems that the iron law of British politics has held true once again: everything Ed Miliband touches, he breaks. Whether it is the botched Falkirk reforms or gaffes as shadow business secretary, the infamous ‘Edstone’ or even eating a bacon sandwich, the hapless wonk can never seem to do anything right. And

Rishi Sunak faces pressure to provide clarity about the second phase of the rail line, but it could come at a politically awkward time

New analysis suggests plans to upgrade 19 million homes will could create four million employment opportuntities, as internal row over Opposition’s green plans intensifies

Whilst I was pleased that Theresa May did vote for the report, it was disappointing that so many Conservative MPs chose to abstain in the vote including the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. To choose to n

Latest figures from the OECD estimate UK inflation of 6.9% this year partly driven by better-than-expected economic growth

He cut taxes, drove privatisation and freed up financial markets before turning his energies to Brexit and global-warming scepticism

THERE are calls for an independent inquiry into claims banker Richard Sharp helped arrange a guarantee on a loan of up to £800,000 for Boris…