Another one bites the dust. Sir Keir Starmer has resigned just two years into being Prime Minister.
This latest rotation of Britain’s PM merry-go-round comes despite Starmer having done nothing particularly wrong.
It wasn’t scandal that brought down the Prime Minister, dramatic events, a vote of confidence, or a proper leadership challenge, just his party seemingly deciding it was fed up with the man who won Labour a huge election majority.
Andy Burnham is almost certainly set for a coronation as Prime Minister rather than a leadership contest, so what could that mean for tax, our personal finances and the economy – and have Starmer and Rachel Reeves left us in a better state than when they took over?
Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert discuss what’s happened and what could come next on this episode of the This is Money Podcast.
Plus, tax will be charged on Isas for the first time as Reeves tries to block savers and investors from using a stocks and shares Isa loophole to avoid the new lower cash Isa limit.
But is this yet more meddling that just makes things worse?
And Lee talks to the woman who signs some of our banknotes. The Bank of England’s chief cashier Victoria Cleland about new banknotes and why cash is still important.
And finally, how much does a full green makeover add to your home’s value?