PM and chancellor issue joint memo telling ministers to stick to spending limits
Ahead of the 28 October Budget, they frame fiscal rules as “stability” for families and a constraint for policymakers.

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Ahead of the 28 October Budget, they frame fiscal rules as “stability” for families and a constraint for policymakers.
A night of long-range fire leaves civilians dead and injured, underscoring how fast the Ukraine-Russia escalation curve is rising.
Ministers face a spending-limits test as the new chancellor ties October’s budget to a Britain-wide redistribution plan.
A bipartisan letter urges the Trump administration to release women-focused family planning funding and supplies during DRC’s Ebola outbreak.
The Supreme Court tariff ruling is now pushing refunds onto balance sheets and, potentially, into customers' pockets.
A 19-page filing says “botched installation” matches damage better than vandals, after six weeks of claims.
Reports say the U.S. plans renewed strikes and Israel is involved in attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure.
Ukraine says it is running out of Patriot interceptors, putting missile defense and regional risk pricing back on the table.
A $14 million renovation is at the center, as prosecutors argue the vandalism claim was a mistake.
A new Gaza proposal arrives when Trump and Netanyahu are already straining over the Iran campaign, raising coordination risks.
The prosecution against a former Olympian collapses in court filings as DOJ points blame at installation failures and overspray.
Labour’s Bev Craig replaces Andy Burnham after securing almost twice the votes of Reform UK’s Sian Astley.