Mahmood warns ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration ahead of reforms

Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices NHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait longer for treatment and hospitals will start rationing care. Their move presents a fresh problem for Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, as she tries to find ways to fill an estimated £30bn hole in the nation’s finances in her budget next month. Continue reading...

In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next president

Taxes must rise but taxes must be fair

Report raises fresh concerns about the link between political donations and public spending Companies that have recently donated to Labour were awarded contracts worth almost £138m during the party’s first year in government, according to new research that raises fresh concerns about the relationship between political donations and public spending. A report by the thinktank Autonomy Institute has identified more than 100 companies that have given money to political parties and then won government contracts, under both Conservative and Labour administrations. Continue reading...