The chancellor is reportedly planning to levy capital gains on the sale of first properties

Economists had widely predicted a higher July borrowing figure, making the actual outcome a positive surprise

Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at reforms designed to target wealthier individuals

Our community is divided on the Epping asylum hotel ruling. While some see it as long-overdue recognition of local concerns, others warned it rewards unrest and leaves asylum seekers in limbo

The chancellor is seeking ways to raise cash in the face of dire warnings about the state of the public finances

US vice president and ally of Donald Trump spent the weekend with foreign secretary David Lammy

Here, The Independent looks at the key takeaways from Nicola Sturgeon’s explosive memoir, Frankly

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

The law that saw hundreds arrested for supporting the group on Saturday should be changed, Lord Sumption says