BBC’s Nick Robinson pressed Sir Mel Stride to apologize for Liz Truss’s mini-budget.
Stride publicly distanced himself last week from Truss’s £45bn tax cut package, a policy widely criticized for unsettling financial markets and ultimately contributing to her 2022 resignation.
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Baroness Casey emphasized the need for a renewed commitment to child welfare in a BBC interview.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Spending Review, outlining departmental budgets.
Watch: Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin defends her party’s call for a burka ban.
Watch: An emotional MP recounts being advised to “live with” a chronic UTI.
Keir Starmer offered an apology to Plaid Cymru’s Westminster leader for previous discourteous behavior.
The prime minister declined to impose an immigration cap but pledged a substantial reduction.
Local election updates: Runcorn recount results and a change in Staffordshire council control.
Henry Zeffman analyzes Reform UK’s Runcorn victory and its potential implications.
Watch: Analysis of the stakes in the ongoing local elections.
Watch: Sue Gray urges against referring to civil servants as “pen-pushers”.
Mel Stride attributes the halving of the UK’s 2025 growth estimate to Rachel Reeves’s policies.
Henry Zeffman provides key insights into the Spring Statement.
The Chancellor affirmed the government’s commitment to supporting those unable to work.
Watch: Protests disrupt proceedings in the House of Lords.
The prime minister made a visit to the crew of HMS Vanguard following its return after a lengthy patrol.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall described the current welfare situation as unacceptable but not insurmountable.
Watch: Henry Zeffman explains the implications of recent welfare changes.
Sir Keir Starmer highlights a “coalition of the willing” within a European plan to aid Ukraine.
Sir Keir Starmer expressed his belief in President Trump’s desire for lasting peace in Ukraine.
Analysis of Starmer’s first White House visit, focusing on diplomatic interactions.