The deputy prime minister has told the BBC she wants the government's Right to Buy housing scheme to continue but that it ...

The number of households claiming a council tax discount has dropped by more than 300, following a crackdown. Hartlepool ...

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David Lammy joins Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey and Tory leadership contender James Cleverly on this morning's show.

Each year, the chancellor of the exchequer - who is in charge of the government's finances - makes a Budget statement to MPs ...

Opposition MPs have failed to block government plans to cut winter fuel payments for most pensioners A total of 348 MPs backed the government, with 228 supporting the opposition motion During a heated ...

Jane Thompson-Webb purchased the copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997 while working at a bookshop in ...

The IFS predicts the VAT hike will lead to a reduction in private school attendance of somewhere between 3% and 7%.

Introduced in 1997 by Gordon Brown, winter fuel payments have been paid to all pensioners to help with their energy bills - until now. The payment was based upon the idea that older people would be ...

Speaking on Sunday with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg in his first major interview in Downing Street, Sir Keir said his new ...

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The challenge the new government faces in tackling homelessness is much greater than the last time Labour were in office. But ...