Financial experts have warned that the Chancellor’s plan to cut tax-free saving allowances risks destabilising mortgage markets and dampening investment confidence.

Britain faces renewed fears of stagnation after the Bank lowered interest rates yet still projected weak growth and mounting prices, prompting criticism of Labour’s fiscal approach.

Kemi Badenoch has announced plans to prevent migrants who claim benefits from obtaining UK citizenship, as part of a Conservative initiative to reform immigration policy and encourage self-sufficiency.

A mother, whose baby was targeted by a convicted nurse, has expressed deep anger at a new effort to secure the nurse’s release, describing it as upsetting and lacking fundamental respect.