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Philip Hammond delivered a tax windfall to the richest households in Britain in his set-piece Budget yesterday, while the poorest continue to face benefit cuts, a damning report has revealed.
Philip Hammond has hit back at critics of his £400m Budget boost for schools by insisting it was a "nice gesture" which could pay for new white boards and laptops.
The Speaker of the House of Lords has called on peers to respect the authority of the courts after Sir Philip Green was named in the House as the businessman behind an alleged sexual harassment scandal.
Teaching unions and MPs have lashed out at Philip Hammond’s "deeply insulting" £400m Budget cash boost for schools.
Labour have accused the Government of flouting the ministerial code by failing to provide them with copies of Philip Hammond’s Budget speech before he delivered it.
Philip Hammond today caved to pressure from angry Conservatives MPs and ploughed extra money into the under-fire Universal Credit system.
Jeremy Corbyn accused Philip Hammond of delivering a "broken promise Budget" as he rejected the Government's claim that the end of austerity is in sight.
Philip Hammond has declared that Britain will go it alone with a major tax clampdown on big technology firms.
Read Philip Hammond's Autumn Budget in full here.
The decade-long squeeze on public spending is "finally coming to an end", Philip Hammond has declared, as he turned on the spending taps in his final Budget before Brexit.
Here are the new measures Philip Hammond just announced in his Autumn Budget.
Tensions between Theresa May and Philip Hammond have resurfaced after Number 10 insisted austerity will be over even if there is a no-deal Brexit.
Philip Hammond is delivering his final Budget before Brexit. The Chancellor has been tasked by Theresa May to end austerity - but how far will the spending taps be turned on? Find out as we cover the build-up, the Budget and the fallout in our liveblog below. Watch the whole thing below the blog window.
Former Cabinet minister Justine Greening has revealed that she could run to be the next Conservative party leader.
As Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers the final Budget before Brexit, here's absolutely everything you need to know today.
Consultancy firms pocketed £1.6m of taxpayers' money in a single month from government contracts to help with Brexit preparations, it has emerged.
Philip Hammond is set to announce the creation of a new 50 pence coin to commemorate Brexit.
Philip Hammond will pump an extra £2bn-a-year into mental health services today as he lifts the lid on the final Budget before Brexit.
Philip Hammond has refused to say whether Theresa May's flagship Brexit plan will improve or worsen the state of the British economy.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has challenged Conservative MPs to vote down Monday's Budget if Philip Hammond does not use it to halt the rollout of Universal Credit.
Philip Hammond has said he would be forced to ditch Monday's Budget if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal - risking Theresa May's pledge to bring austerity to an end.
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has torn into Labour peer Lord Hain for using Parliamentary privilege to reveal claims of sexual and racial harassment against him.
At least five Cabinet ministers have reportedly warned Theresa May that her Brexit deal will condemn Britain to becoming a “colony” of the EU.
Philip Hammond is facing renewed Tory calls to "do the right thing" and pump billions back into the beleaguered Universal Credit scheme in tomorrow's Budget.
A cross-party group of MPs will attempt to force a second EU referendum by tabling a “killer” amendment to Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the Commons, it has been reported.
A fresh briefing war has broken out between Number 10 and the Treasury as Philip Hammond prepares to spend billions in tomorrow's Budget to fulfil Theresa May's vow that austerity is "over".
Frank Field, who resigned the Labour whip in August, has suggested that the UK should join the European Economic Area (EEA), while it negotiates a long-term free trade arrangement.
Philip Hammond is looking to announce a rise in income tax thresholds in Monday's Budget, a year earlier than planned.
Jeremy Corbyn will today call on ministers to boost funding for children's services in Monday's Budget with a warning that cuts are putting children’s lives in danger.
More couples will be able to get married in pubs and restaurants, under plans set to be announced by Philip Hammond in an overhaul of outdated marriage rules.
Philip Hammond is set to announce a £1.5bn fund to boost the fortunes of Britain's struggling high street retailers in next week's Budget.
A top Labour peer will today urge the Scottish branch of the party to "get off the fence" and back a second Brexit referendum, piling pressure on Jeremy Corbyn.
As Philip Hammond prepares to unleash his Autumn Budget on Westminster next week, here's our guide on what to look out for.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has revealed that she has given birth to a boy.
The peer who used parliamentary privilege to name Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of an alleged harassment cover-up has been branded "arrogant" by an ex-attorney general.
Commons bosses handed almost £30,000 to a slip victim who fractured their knee on the parliamentary estate, PoliticsHome can reveal.