Lord Alli, Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest donor ... cares about Scotland and is determined to deliver for Scotland. And for the ...

New windows designed by award-winning artist Rachel Phillips are set to be installed at St. Mary’s Parish Church in Barnard Castle.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today insisted Britain will not be returning to austerity after she was pressed on Labour 'doom and ...

In a speech to Labour conference, briefly interrupted hecklers, the chancellor promises not to take risks with the public's ...

The chancellor will use her speech at the Labour conference on Monday to announce she has reversed a Conservative approach to “waive” £674m worth of disputed contracts, as her party attempts to ...

The chancellor tells Labour's conference her party is one of "economic responsibility" as she calls for "iron discipline".

A Scottish Labour MP has said donations made to the party were an attempt to "level the playing field" between Labour and ...

The Independent’s political team will be reporting live throughout the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the government’s winter fuel policy as she swerved ...

Rachel Reeves has defended the government decision to cut winter fuel allowance to pensioners at the Labour conference in Liverpool. The chancellor said “it was right to restrict the winter fuel ...

Trade minister Douglas Alexander said the headlines around free gifts for senior party figures mattered in the ‘short-term’.

Rachel Reeves rules out return to austerity as Chancellor is grilled over freebies row engulfing party Deputy Prime Minister ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he was “stunned” to hear that Sir Keir Starmer had accepted clothing donations. John Swinney said that Sir Keir has now done the right thing, after it emerged that ...