Six times chancellors cut taxes before an election - and what happened next
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From the 1987 ‘bribes budget’ to Gordon Brown’s cuts, chancellors can be generous when voting nears – with mixed results
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Defence Secretary’s insistence comes after Argentina’s new president Javier Milei said ‘every effort’ must be made to reclaim the territory
Government's fleet including Range Rovers and Jaguars were involved in 129 accidents between January 2017 and October 2023
The former prisons minister on the state of Britain's jails, the Conservative Party in-fighting and the need for seriousness
Prime Minister aims to revitalise his fortunes at Autumn Statement by reducing burden on businesses and workers
Foreign Secretary stresses the importance of pushing on with emergency legislation, taking on Strasbourg if required
The Government appears to have finally decided to try to win the next general election rather than face a 1997-style wipeout
The UK has 'much to learn, as well as much to offer', the Government says in its new International Development white paper
Former prime minister, named new Foreign Secretary last week, will say approach must benefit British people as well as the world