Chancellor blames global turmoil after GDP fell 0.1% in January – with no mention of Labour’s tax raid on National Insurance or raft of new workers’ rights_Nhy
Rachel Reeves yesterday tried to blame global turmoil after official figures raised fears that the economy is heading for recession under Labour. The Chancellor declared that ‘the world has changed and we are feeling the consequences’ after the Office for National…
As many as 30,000 jobs at risk of being cut under Labour’s plans to overhaul the NHS, eclipsing 10,000 to be axed with NHS England_Nhy
Up to 30,000 jobs could be cut as part of Labour’s plan to overhaul the NHS, it was reported last night. The figure is far higher than the 10,000 roles set to be axed by abolishing NHS England. When steep cost-cutting elsewhere is…
Labour’s benefits crackdown ‘set to cut disability payments for 1million people’ – as Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face backlash from own MPs_Nhy
One million people are set to lose their disability payments amid Labour‘s cost-cutting crackdown on benefits – causing uproar within the party. The huge changes to the welfare system, due to be announced next week, are tipped to see only the…
Displaying Egyptian mummies offends ‘the wishes of the ancestors’ and should be banned, demands MPs’ group for ‘Afrikan’ reparations_Nhy
Displaying Egyptian mummies and other human remains in museums and universities should be banned as it may offend the ‘wishes of the ancestors’, MPs have claimed. The all-party Parliamentary Group for Afrikan Reparations branded the continued displaying of human remains…
Rachel Reeves says Labour MUST ‘get a grip’ on spiralling benefits bill as ‘half the Cabinet’ line up against plan for £5bn cuts amid revolt by Labour MPs_Nhy
Rachel Reeves warned Labour must ‘get a grip’ on benefits today as she faces Cabinet resistance over plans for £5billion of cuts. The Chancellor voiced defiance despite half of Keir Starmer‘s top team apparently voicing alarm at the welfare proposals at their…
Which quango is next for Labour’s ‘bonfire’? The bodies controlling £350bn of public money and 400,000 staff that could be at risk from Starmer’s new-found lust for cuts_Nhy
Keir Starmer urged ministers to take back control as he scrapped the ‘world’s biggest quango’ yesterday. NHS England is being merged back into the Department of Health, with ministers arguing that more than 9,000 jobs can be cut by removing ‘duplication’. The…
Sentencing chiefs face warned ‘two-tier justice system’ will escalate court backlogs and cost tens of millions of pounds to implement_Nhy
The ‘two-tier justice system’ coming into force next month will escalate court backlogs and cost tens of millions of pounds to implement, the Conservatives warned tonight. Official guidelines from the Sentencing Council recommend all ethnic minorities and transgender people convicted of a crime should be treated…
Jails could run out of space within months as Labour ministers wait for the ‘uncertain’ results of sentencing review, MPs warn_Nhy
Jails could run out of space within months as ministers wait for the ‘uncertain’ results of a sentencing review, MPs have warned. The Commons’ cross-party Public Accounts Committee called for ‘rapid action’ to prevent prisons in England and Wales reaching breaking…
The great benefit con? Just 14% of people claiming disability cash can actually PROVE they are too ill to work – as total getting handouts nears 2.5m_nhy
The number of people receiving Universal Credit who say they are too ill or disabled to work properly soared by 500,000 last year – but only a tiny fraction have the medical evidence to prove it. Official statistics show 2.5 million…
Starmer insists there is a ‘moral case’ for cutting disabled benefits as he faces mounting rebellion from Labour backbenchers over plan to save £5bn_nhy
Sir Keir Starmer said there was a ‘moral’ and economic case for cutting benefits today as he tried to head off a major Labour rebellion. The Prime Minister denied Britain would be ‘returning to austerity’ under changes designed to save…