Following a row over the chancellor’s remarks, the PM is moving to shore up the budget, pledging action on the cost of living and stability for public finances. The opposition has reported the chancellor to a financial watchdog over disputed fiscal claims.

Reeves plans to abolish the benefit cap and scrap the two‑child limit in the Budget, calling the rules unfair. She says welfare reform will follow to control spending and improve incentives to work, signalling a major reset of social security policy.

The home secretary says illegal migration is dividing communities and sets out a major overhaul: scrap the five‑year “golden ticket” to settlement, replace it with a 20‑year route, speed up removals for failed claims, tighten rules on dependants and step up enforcement.