Keir Starmer is being cautioned against lowering digital levies for technology corporations, labelled “appeasing Trump” by critics, amid concerns it could harm public sector jobs and disability support funding.

A serious fire at the nation’s busiest airport triggered severe disruption to travel, prompting the PM to demand an urgent review of how such an incident could halt key operations so extensively.

A senior politician accuses the Tories of neglecting future generations by weakening net zero plans, insisting on a new publicly owned energy initiative to bolster clean power and address the climate challenge.

Reeves is poised to unveil sweeping reductions in public spending, the largest since austerity, aiming to close the budget gap while heightening concerns about significant effects on services and benefits.