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Rachel Reeves gets a warm reception but business chiefs are wary of another tax raid

Questions grow over how chancellor will raise cash in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child cap in Autumn Budget, reports say

RACHEL Reeves is set to lift the two-child benefits cap in the Autumn Budget, according to reports.

The National (Scotland)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit limit in November Budget

Chancellor fails to deny report she will make an announcement on the controversial policy in her Budget statement

Evening Standard

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Britain's PM Keir Starmer accuses Nigel Farage of trying to divide UK at Labour conference

Labour promised economic growth, but has struggled to deliver and inflation remains stubbornly high with a subdued economic outlook.

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Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit cap in Budget

Labour chancellor under pressure to scrap policy, brought in as part of the Tory government’s ‘austerity’ plans

The Independent UK

Was this Starmer’s best speech? Yes. But he’ll need a new battle plan to convince a doubting Britain

The era when a barnstorming address would turn political fortunes is gone. The PM is out of step with modern digital politics and needs to catch up, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Labour won’t fend off Reform UK by just diluting Farage’s poison

Letters: The party must not offer a watered-down version of Reform’s policies, but instead tell the truth about immigrants, writes Guy Fassler. Plus letters from Doug Maughan, Sunil Bhopal and Dr Roger Hancock

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Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

The Guardian - UK

Why income tax will increase anyway despite Reeves pledge

Labour has held firm on its commitment not to raise the headline rate of income tax

The Independent UK

Brexit to blame for Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, Labour MP claims

Andrew Lewin has said ‘not a single tax’ would have had to increase if Britain stayed in the EU

The Independent UK

Labour plans could see compulsory work schemes for Universal Credit claimants

Young people who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months could be offered guaranteed paid work through a new Youth Guarantee – and if they…

The National (Scotland)

Streeting rules out Government imposing VAT on private healthcare

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced repeated questions about whether she will raise taxes, including VAT, when she delivers the Budget in November.

Evening Standard

Streeting says Farage allowed ‘racist leaflet’ to go out in Scottish by-election

The Health Secretary raised the issue of an attack advert published by Reform UK against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Evening Standard

Jobs to go at Lincolnshire oil refinery; UK economy grew faster than thought under Labour – as it happened

Insolvency firm running Lindsey oil refinery announces job losses after collapse of parent company Prax Group

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Tuesday briefing: A roadmap for peace in Gaza – or an ultimatum?

In today’s newsletter: The key details of a new proposal for peace, as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Washington

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to tell Labour conference growth is the ‘antidote to division’

In a combative speech, the prime minister will pledge to raise living standards and ‘face down’ threats of a volatile world

The Independent UK

Starmer: ‘Choose my decency over Farage’s division’

The prime minister will rally the Labour Party with a call to fight back against Nigel Farage’s Reform in a crucial conference speech in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Telling Labour who the real enemy is has energised both Starmer and his party

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer has defied gloomy expectations for the party conference in Liverpool with a new energy not seen since he won the election in July last year, says political editor David Maddox

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage’s actions ‘worse than racism’, says Mahmood in scathing attack

Shabana Mahmood said Reform’s proposals were ‘immoral’ and ‘extreme’.

Evening Standard

Reform’s immigration plans ‘worse than racist,’ Mahmood says

Shabana Mahmood said the proposals were were ‘immoral’ and ‘extreme’.

The Independent UK

In Shabana Mahmood and Rachel Reeves, Labour finds reasons to keep the faith

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Labour’s conference began with a defiant speech from a re-energised chancellor and a tub-thumping call to arms from the home secretary that reminded both party and country of what is at stake

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s tough talk on spending and migration: it could cost the party core support

Editorial: Two female politicians are reshaping Labour’s vision of government around restraint, contribution and control. But trying to outflank Reform UK carries electoral risks

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen despair at the Labour conference, but Starmer’s battle for Britain’s soul is one he can still win

The government’s fall in popularity has affected party morale, but there are signs that taking the fight to Farage can provide a much-needed spark, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 held back by weak oil after bright start

The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.2% at 9,299.84.

The Independent UK

Burnham says he hopes Britain rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on the economy

Greater Manchester mayor denied he would be ‘hopeless’ on the economy as he tried to play down speculation over his political ambitions

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