In the view of one former Treasury aide – who said the memo went far beyond customary ministerial exchanges – Rayner has fired a “warning shot” at Starmer by offering “an alternative vision from ...

Spark up the central heating and get the tumble dryer on: energy bills will fall by 7 per cent in July, when Ofgem will reduce its price cap by £129 a year for a typical household. This underlines why ...