Cooper condemns ‘appalling’ Kemi Badenoch post shared by Labour MP

Yvette Cooper has condemned a post which described Kemi Badenoch as part of “white supremacy’s black collaborator class”.
Kemi Badenoch elected Conservative Party leader

Badenoch reached the last round of the contest after a series of votes by Conservative MPs reduced the field of contenders from six to two.
Scottish first minister John Swinney endorses Kamala Harris for US president

The first minister joked that his endorsement is not just because Donald Trump is opposed to Scottish independence.
GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom over Rishi Sunak programme

Ofcom has imposed a £100,000 fine on GB News for “breaking due impartiality rules” over an interview with Rishi Sunak earlier this year.
Jeremy Hunt confirms he will join Sunak on backbenches after Conservative leader elected

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that he will not be remaining in post as shadow chancellor once the new Conservative leader is announced.
Reeves ‘acting like a compulsive liar’ over tax promises, says Robert Jenrick

Robert Jenrick has accused the chancellor of acting “like a compulsive liar” over the government’s budget tax rises.
Rachel Reeves insists government won’t ‘ever do a budget like this again’

Rachel Reeves has said the autumn budget was a one-off event that “wiped the slate clean” and would not need to be repeated.
‘The biggest heist in modern history’: Conservative leadership candidates react to budget

Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Rishi Sunak, said the budget is one of “higher taxes, more borrowing and lower growth”.
Autumn budget: Chris Philp accuses Labour of ‘lying to get elected’

The government will go “over and above” the tax rises outlined during the general election campaign at the budget, Philip said.
Rachel Reeves vows to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Labour budget for 14 years

Reeves will vow the budget takes the difficult but necessary decisions to “restore economic stability” and begin a “decade of national renewal”.