If politicians are not accountable to the public, then surely their tax rises become legalised theft, suggests Brian Monteith ...

Analysis published on Monday afternoon shows that 50,000 children will be pulled out of poverty after the Government was forced to tear up its controversial welfare legislation ...

COMMENT: As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock’s siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values ...

Tensions are boiling over within the Labour Party, as recent events reveal a government on the brink of collapse.

It was about as surprising as the fact that night follows day. After Keir Starmer’s cowardly U-turn on the Welfare Bill, it’s ...

Rachel Reeves's upcoming Budget has been hit with increased tax fears after No10 left the door open to a wealth levy. The ...

Labour’s recently unveiled 10-year plan for the NHS has sparked a lively debate among Independent readers, many of whom are ...

New measures to curb migrant crossings are expected to emerge from talks during a state visit to the United Kingdom by French ...

Minister dodges questions on special education for children as Starmer faces new revolt threat by Labour MPs - Education minister Stephen Morgan declined to say if pupils currently getting special edu ...

“Revenue from wealth and asset taxes like capital gains tax and inheritance tax go towards funding tens of billions of pounds ...

The UK government declined to rule out imposing a new tax on Britain’s wealthiest people, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces growing calls from prominent left-wing figures to introduce ...