After three series on the hit TV show, based on the James Herriot novels, the 77-year-old carved out a successful career as ...

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence ...

Rachel Reeves has been dealt another blow after the UK economy unexpectedly shrank in May. Economists had expected gross ...

A million Brits have been warned that they could face higher tax rates if Rachel Reeves extends the threshold freezeon income tax. The Chancellor has previously vowed to end the scheme, which has been ...

Fears are mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will opt to extend the long-running stealth raid, as she faces an estimated ...

If he were measuring his success at Prime Minister’s Questions purely by avoiding making any senior colleagues cry, Keir ...

Rachel Reeves’ lack of confidence after a bruising few weeks was plain as she sat next to Sir Keir Stamer during Prime ...

Sir Keir Starmer has sparked fears of a new stealth tax after Kemi Badenoch warned that "millions of our poorest pensioners ...

During a fiery PMQs, the prime minister ruled out increases to income tax, VAT and national insurance but could not answer ...

Starmer opens the door for stealth tax extension as he tries to balance books - During a fiery PMQs, Keir Starmer ruled out ...

Keir Starmer dodged on whether the freeze on tax thresholds will be extended as he was grilled by Kemi Badenoch in the ...

Fears that Labour will hike taxes this Autumn to help pay for the financial mess they've left the country in. Sir Keir ...