One week before the Budget, the Conservative leader asks the PM if the freeze on thresholds will continue - Starmer does not rule out the move.

Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Trump-BBC row - The prime minister has a moment to ‘stand up for Britain’ over the row, Ed Davey says

Sir Keir Starmer will say that Britain is “all in” on net zero in a speech to the Cop30 summit in Brazil. The Prime Minister will also describe green policies as a “win-win” during his address at the United Nations environment conference, which has been snubbed by Donald Trump, the US president, and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president.

The Express newspaper quoted Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey as saying: "This is Keir Starmer's moment to stand up for Britain and call on Trump to drop his ludicrous lawsuit. The prime minister has spent months cozying up to Trump. If he can't stop him from attacking one of our most precious institutions, what was it all for?"

No 10 briefing against a cabinet minister and U-turning on the Budget at the last moment are signs of a weak government, says John Rentoul