Robert Jenrick says benefits bill should be slashed by £12billion to free up cash for a 2p income tax cut for workers ahead of Tory leadership vote_Nhy
The UK’s benefits bill should be reduced to pre-pandemic levels to allow ministers to cut income tax by 2p in the pound, Robert Jenrick said today. The Tory leadership candidate laid out his vision for Britain’s economy in a wide-ranging speech extoling the virtues…
Keir Starmer is accused of dropping plan for crackdown on China spies at PMQs as Tories demand Foreign Secretary takes tough stance on trip to Beijing this week_Nhy
Keir Starmer faced demands to be tougher on China today as he clashed with Rishi Sunak at PMQs. The premier was accused by the Tory leader of dropping plans for a register of individuals and bodies ‘influenced’ by foreign states. He was also urged to ensure Foreign…
Keir Starmer told he’s ‘making it up as he goes along’ at PMQs as he’s met with groans_Nhy
Keir Starmer was met by a wave of groans at Prime Minister’s Questions, causing him to stumble and stutter, as he continued blaming the Tories for his decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments. Sir Keir was questioned by Welsh MP Ann Davies…
PMQs LIVE: Rishi Sunak takes swipe at Keir Starmer over China in tense grilling_Nhy
Ngài Keir Starmer và Rishi Sunak(Ảnh: PA) Rishi Sunak took a swipe at Sir Keir Starmer as he urged him to “get up to speed” in a clash over China. The Tory leader accused the Prime Minister of halting implementation of a system…
Labour’s ‘nepo babies’ exposed as sons and daughters of senior party figures become MPs_Nhy
Top Tory Oliver Dowden has called out the glaring hypocrisy at the heart of Labour’s plans to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords, as he blasted the party’s “nepo-babies from north London”. Labour MPs reacted with uproar as he tore into the…
DWP abandons ‘sick note’ PIP voucher plan as Labour begins eying benefits reform_Nhy
The DWP was exploring the idea of replacing PIP benefit payments with vouchers or grants (Image: Getty Images) The controversial disability benefit reforms proposed by the previous Tory administration, which would have replaced cash payments with vouchers, seem to have been quietly scrapped…
Shortage of council planning staff could thwart Labour Government’s ambitious housebuilding plans, councils warn_Nhy
A shortage of planning staff could thwart the government’s ambitious housebuilding plans, councils have warned. Planning departments have the worst workforce shortages, with 84 per cent of local authorities experiencing recruitment and retention issues, research by the District Councils’ Network…
Government hands out £68million to help councils build thousands of homes on car parks and industrial land – is YOUR area on the list?_Nhy
Councils will receive £68million to help build thousands of homes on disused brownfield sites, the Government has announced. The money, spread around 54 local authorities, is expected to deliver 5,200 homes on sites such as former car parks and industrial…
More small boat migrants have reached Britain since Labour took over in July than entered under the Tory government this year_Nhy
More small boat migrants have reached Britain since Labour entered power than under the Conservative government this year. From the beginning of this year to the general election on July 4, 13,574 people crossed the Channel while the Tories were in power. But since…
Labour accused of ‘power grab’ with vote to boot out hereditary peers in order to ‘parachute in their cronies’_Nhy
Labour was accused of a ‘power grab’ yesterday as its bid to banish hereditary peers was backed by MPs. It wants to end the right of hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, believing places should not be ‘reserved for those…