Former shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said ministers must be frank about ‘really big decisions’ in autumn budgetThe government will tighten eligibility criteria for Whitehall internships as part of a broader push to make the civil service more representative of the working class.According to the BBC, the main internship scheme will now be limited to students from “lower socio-economic backgrounds” and based on which occupations their parents held when they were 14. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/01/labour-wealth-tax-reeves-scotland-heathrow-sure-start-uk-politics-live-news-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-08-01 09:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.