Hugo Gye

Chancellor Rachel Reeves began 2025 struggling to calm the bond markets – the arbiters of how much debt costs the British Government. She has ended it with the markets under control – an important achievement considering out of control markets cost former... See more

Labour needs to deliver on its workers’ rights promises and not offer a “Diet Coke” version of the policy to win voters back, Britain’s top trade union boss has warned – as he calls for the return of Angela Rayner. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Tra... See more

Second-home owners who rent out their properties to cut their tax bills face a crackdown under Treasury proposals to stop them avoiding council tax. Currently people who own an additional home in England can register it as a business as long as they make ... See more

Ministers have caved in to pressure on the “family farms tax” by watering down the controversial policy so that only half as many farms will be affected. The agricultural sector has been furiously lobbying against the decision, announced by Rachel Reeves ... See more

Dealing with Donald Trump was never going to be easy. The mercurial President makes life tricky for his friends as much as for his enemies, and he has certainly added to Sir Keir Starmer’s difficulties. The Prime Minister has won plaudits for his handling... See more