Speaking in the Commons, Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said: “The Government’s commitment to the triple lock ...

Why? Because the markets don’t believe her plan for growth,” Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans said. Because I went to China, I was able to raise issues around human rights, around forced labour ...

with Dr Luke Evans MP, Helen Morgan MP, Karin Smyth MP, Alex Wilson AM. Show more Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Codsall Village Hall in South Staffordshire, with Conservative shadow ...

“This will mean 4.1 per cent for 2025/26. From April this year the basic state pension will increase from £169.50 per week to ...

The MP for Tatton went on to say ... an overall watch that they are working correctly.” Conservative shadow health minister Dr Luke Evans said: “Does the Government believe the yellow ...

Rachel Reeves came out fighting as she vowed to go "further and faster" to get Britain's economy firing. The Chancellor shrugged off Tory calls for her resignation as she faced MPs for the first ...

Why? Because the markets don’t believe her plan for growth,” Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans said. He added: “What is she going to say to the markets to make them believe she really does ...

Leicester has had promises broken "by government after government", a councillor has said after plans to rebuild hospitals in the city were delayed.

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Hitting back at Tory MP Luke Evans, who had asked what Ms Reeves was doing to do show the financial markets “she really does understand how to deliver growth in the UK”, she urged him to “get real”.