Britain in the Red: Labour racks up the highest EVER borrowing outside of Covid in October as Rachel Reeves splurges on public sector pay and piles money into services_Nhy
Britain has racked up the highest ever October borrowing outside of Covid as Labour splurges on public sector pay and services. Government borrowing hit £17.4billion last month, far higher than the £13.3billion pencilled in by analysts. The official figures have…
Middle class rioters with well-paid jobs and comfortable lives ‘lost everything’ after getting swept up in summer of violence, policing chief claims_Nhy
A Labour policing chief has claimed that some middle class people with well-paid jobs ‘lost everything’ when they got drawn into taking part in the summer riots. Matt Storey, the commissioner for Cleveland, said they had ‘really settled lifestyles’ which…
MPs blast Defence Secretary John Healey over delay in Labour revealing date for UK military spending hitting 2.5% of GDP saying UK allies need ‘clarity’ as Russia flexes its muscles_Nhy
Labour was taken to task by one of its own MPs today over the slow pace of revealing when it will increasing defence spending on Britain’s Armed Forces. Defence Secretary John Healey was quizzed by new Defence Committee chairman Tan…
King Charles’ private school Gordonstoun raises fees by up to £9,200 to £70,000 a year after Labour ended VAT exemption for paying schools_Nhy
A private Scottish school which was deemed fit for royalty will raise its fees by up to £9,200 a year in response to the government’s decision to end the VAT tax exemption for private schools. When King Charles first attended Gordonstoun School on…
Diane Abbott and Sir Edward Leigh warn that plan to legalise assisted dying will put vulnerable people at risk as they ask to reject proposal ahead of next week’s Commons vote_Nhy
Britain’s two longest-serving MPs have come together from opposite ends of the political spectrum to urge the Commons to reject the proposed law that would legalise assisted suicide. Left-wing Labour veteran Diane Abbott and Tory Sir Edward Leigh made the highly unusual joint intervention…
Millions hit with mortgage blow due to bigger-than-expected rise in inflation – crushing hops of interest rate cut_Nhy
Interest rate cut hopes were crushed yesterday after a bigger-than-expected rise in inflation to a six-month high – in a blow to millions of borrowers. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation climbed to 2.3 per cent in October, its highest…
More than 40% of Britons think they are worse off since Labour was elected, poll reveals_Nhy
Two in five Britons think they are worse off since Labour was elected, a damning new poll has revealed. A majority of voters (56 per cent) believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, and only 28 per cent expect to…
QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: Rayner blustered at Tory Boy’s canny question… Grendel’s Mother taken by surprise_Nhy
We had a Buddhist monk in an upstairs gallery for PMQs. He was the first I have seen here since the Dalai Lama gave evidence to the foreign affairs select committee in 2008. Back then I asked His Holiness what he kept in…
Moment Angela Rayner refuses to rule out MORE hikes to inheritance tax while standing in for Starmer at PMQs – dismissing ‘scaremongering’ about hit to farmers_Nhy
Angela Rayner faced a backlash for refusing to rule out more hikes to inheritance tax today as she dismissed the outcry from farmers. Standing in for Keir Starmer at PMQs, Ms Rayner hit out at ‘scaremongering’ over how many will be hit by…
Fury as Labour announces massive military cuts while Putin threatens WWIII: Helicopters, assault ships, a frigate and drones will all be axed despite warnings it will send wrong message to Britain’s enemies_Nhy
Labour has announced swingeing cuts to the UK’s defence capabilities even as Britain is being dragged closer into direct conflict with Russia. In a shocking move which sent alarming signals to the Kremlin, 31 frontline helicopters and a pair of Commando assault…