Chris Bryant says government welcomes king’s decision on his brother, who is now ‘ordinary member of the public’ * UK politics live – latest updates Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should go to the US to answer questions on Jeffery Epstein if asked to do so, a UK government minister has said, as it emerged that the former prince’s name has already been struck from the official roll of the peerage. Hours after the dramatic statement that King Charles had formally stripped his brother of all titles, including Duke of York, his HRH style and honours, Buckingham Palace said Andrew’s name had been removed from the roll, a move that in effect ends his public life. Continue reading...

Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home Rachel Reeves has said those with the “broadest shoulders” should pay their “fair share” into the exchequer, as she prepares to raise taxes in next month’s budget. The chancellor is expected to deliver a package of tax increases and spending cuts on 26 November to meet her fiscal rules in the face of deteriorating forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Continue reading...

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee