Brits back slashing aid to boost defence spending by 65% to 20% despite Labour backlash_Nhy
Brits back slashing aid to boost defence spending by a huge margin, according to a poll today. YouGov research found that 65 per cent agree with the government’s decision to fund the bump by trimming £6billion from aid by 2027….
Jutting out his Buzz Lightyear jaw, Keir Starmer got louder cheers from the Tories than his own side_Nhy
Eerie echoes of an earlier invasion, an earlier Labour PM. Twenty-two years ago some of us watched Tony Blair being cheered more by the Tories than by his own MPs as he lured us to war in Iraq. Blair’s aides luxuriated in their parliamentary opponents’ support and…
Businesses urge more curbs to Labour’s French-style workers’ rights plans after ministers ‘drop right to switch off’ in blow for Angela Rayner_Nhy
Businesses are urging more curbs to Labour’s French-style employment reforms amid claims the ‘right to switch off’ will be ditched. Plans to give staff explicit rights to ignore messages outside of working hours are expected to be dropped this week….
‘Epidemic’ of fake songs to get worse under Labour’s AI plans, stars warn_Nhy
Government proposals to allow Big Tech to scrape Britain’s musical archives will worsen the ‘epidemic’ of AI ‘deepfakes’ plaguing the internet, insiders have warned. Record labels have revealed they are already sending tens of thousands of ‘take-down’ requests each year to platforms…
Fury over secretive fast-track HMRC phone line for ‘VIPs’ that deals with tax queries eight times quicker_Nhy
Senior civil servants, ministers and other high-earning public officials are having their tax queries dealt with eight times quicker than the general public through a secretive helpline. While on average people wait 18 minutes to speak to HM Revenue and…
Suella Braverman’s former private school faces closure because of Labour’s VAT raid on fees_Nhy
A private school once attended by Suella Braverman is facing closure because of Labour’s 20 per cent VAT on fees. St Hilda’s Prep School for Girls in Bushey, Hertfordshire, is said to be expecting a six-figure loss this year and has announced it will…
Humiliation for Angela Rayner as her plan to give workers ‘the right to switch off’ faces axe_Nhy
Angela Rayner was facing humiliation last night after it was reported that the ‘right to switch off’ will be dropped from the workers’ rights bill. The French-style plan would have made it illegal for employers to expect their staff to be…
Deportation of foreign criminals in English and Welsh jails to be sped up with new £5million immigration unit_Nhy
Jailed foreign criminals in England and Wales will be deported quicker after the government announced a new £5million immigration unit. As part of the taskforce, specialist frontline staff will be sent to 80 jails in a bid to remove those…
Angela’s green belt grab: How area the size of SURREY is due to be snatched from local communities, local species could be forced out and roads could be brought to a grinding halt as Labour plan new housing projects across the country_Nhy
Before the general election, Labour claimed they were committed to ‘preserving’ the green belt after 14 years of being ‘haphazardly’ managed by the Tories. But not even a year on, and there are worrying signs the party is already backtracking on this…
Labour’s tax raid on private education set to claim another victim as independent school attended by Suella Braverman becomes latest to face closure_Nhy
A private school which charges £17,000-a-year and was attended by Suella Braveman is set to become the latest to face closure following Labour’s VAT tax raid. St Hilda’s Prep School for Girls, based in Bushey, Hertfordshire, said it was ‘consulting’ on a…