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Mandelson Files Expose Private Labour Doubts Over Starmer and No 10

Their release raises fresh questions about the prime minister’s grip on the party, Downing Street staffing and Peter Mandelson’s vetting status.

Merz Marks One Year With Record-Low Ratings as Coalition Strains Deepen

Klingbeil Rejects €12 Billion Shift of Bürgergeld Health Costs as Government Weighs Sick-Pay Cuts

DWP Made 2.6 Million Payments to Deceased People, Costing £850 Million

Spring Energy Cap Cut to £1,641 as Forecasts Point to a July Rebound Near £1,929

Trump Says War Costs Mean No Federal Daycare as Budget Tilts to Defense

German Talk Shows Pivot to Iran Conflict, Linking Global Crises to Migration, Energy and NATO

Starmer Puts Welfare Legislation on Hold Until Next Year

Chancellor Merz Uses Dortmund Award Speech to Warn of 'Deep Upheaval'

Giorgetti Says Defense Budget Lift Won’t Cut Social Spending, Ties Plan to Deficit Test

Gabriel Urges SPD to 'Face Reality,' Slams New Benefits and Bürgergeld Revote

ZDF’s ‘Keine Talkshow’ Locks In Bürgergeld Clash Between Fleischhauer and SPD’s Weimann

Reeves Unveils UK Budget With Tax Rises After OBR Leak

Rhineland-Palatinate Audit Finds Municipal Deficits Surging to €1.57 Billion

IW Study Finds Social Spending Now Consumes Nearly 38% of German Municipal Budgets

Ifo Publishes Inventory of 500-Plus Federal Social Benefits, Says Quantification Must Wait

Germany Faces €172 Billion Budget Gap as IW Charts Soaring Social Costs

German Municipal Deficit Widens to €19.7 Billion in First Half of 2025

Caren Miosga Tackles Budget Debate With Reichinnek, Sigl-Glöckner and Bröcker Tonight on ARD

Spain’s Regions Cut Social Spending Share to 59% as State Budgets Stall