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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.
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.
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.
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.
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be able to get married in pubs and restaurants, under plans set to be announced by Philip Hammond in an overhaul of outdated marriage rules.
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.
A no-deal Brexit could boost Argentine efforts to “enhance” relations with the Falkland Islands, according to the foreign minister of Argentina.
Labour peer Lord Hain has defended his decision to out Topshop boss Sir Philip Green as the business mogul at the centre of an alleged harassment cover-up.
Sir Vince Cable has angered pro-Brexit MPs after he warned that quitting the EU could deal a blow to BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.
The debate over Universal Credit has been rumbling on for years with the pressure on Philip Hammond now at breaking point. But what is the debate all about? PoliticsHome explains.
MPs on a powerful committee have accused the Government of ignoring the "unacceptable hardship" suffered by benefit claimants switching to the controversial Universal Credit system.
Women will be allowed to join the UK special forces after Gavin Williamson announced all defence roles will be open to both genders for the first time.
Philip Green has been named in parliament as the businessman who allegedly used gagging orders to suppress reporting of sexual harassment and bullying claims against him.
Social media has contributed to the steep rise in self-harm among teenage girls, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has claimed.
Lord Sugar has called for leading Brexiteers Boris Johnson and Michael Gove to be sent to prison over a controversial claim that voting to leave the EU would boost NHS spending.
Sajid Javid has apologised to dozens of migrants who were wrongly forced by the Home Office to take DNA tests to prove they were entitled to settle in UK.
Cabinet minister Dominic Raab has risked a fresh row with the EU after claiming French officials could deliberately take a "go-slow approach" to undermine Britain in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Removing John Bercow as Commons Speaker would be a “cop out” that would not solve Parliament’s bullying and harassment scandal, Labour’s John McDonnell has said.
Labour's John McDonnell has said he feels like he went a "few rounds with Muhammad Ali" after falling over some fly-tipped rubbish and badly bruising his face.
Britain is at risk of becoming a “two-speed society" thanks to a string of "alarming backward steps" on the equalities agenda, according to the government’s own watchdog.
Theresa May has “strongly urged” the king of Saudi Arabia to cooperate with a Turkish investigation in to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Theresa May "needs to explain" why the new head of the civil service was appointed unchallenged, Labour have said.