Treasury asking ministers to draw up billions of pounds of infrastructure cuts

Exclusive: departments asked to model cuts of up to 10% despite Rachel Reeves’ vow to invest in growth

The Guardian view on the Tory leadership contest: stuck in the past, not focused on the future

Editorial: The Conservative party remains irrelevant because it appears unwilling to find new solutions to today’s problems

After Kemi Badenoch’s comments on maternity pay, how does the UK compare with other countries?

Research concludes Labour warnings of tough budget may have sapped optimism about the economy

Neither an Osborne-style handbrake or a Truss-style brick on the accelerator will do. Success depends on changing fiscal culture

Growing up poor blights children’s lives, and results in lower work and health outcomes that cost the exchequer long term

The renewal Britain desperately needs requires borrowing and optimism. Isn’t that what we voted for?

Rachel Reeves said to have dismissed concerns about policy, even though it contained ‘basic errors’

Chancellor says Treasury will be ‘pragmatic, not ideological’ amid claims the policy would not raise predicted £2.6bn

Andy Haldane says there should be ‘cause to pause’ amid Treasury fears policy will not raise any money

Joy and relief among Labour MPs was obvious, but tensions around donations, fuel poverty and Sue Gray’s salary lingered

Stephen Timms, DWP minister, says cut to winter fuel payments could encourage more pensioners to claim pension credit

As the budget looms, where the party stands on investment in the UK economy, workers’ rights and more

Republican nominee spews falsehoods about undocumented immigrants to Savannah crowd’s delight

Scheduling of event two weeks before budget in late October criticised at party conference as ‘wrong way round’