It’s Red Rachel! Chancellor proudly poses for Budget prep pic in No11 alongside image of ex-Communist education minister from 1940s – after ditching photo of tax-cutting Tory Nigel Lawson_Nhy
Rachel Reeves has posed for Budget prep pictures alongside an image of a former Communist education minister from the 1940s. The Treasury released a photo of the Chancellor in her No11 study, with a portrait of Ellen Wilkinson proudly displayed on the…
British Gas boss urges older customers to take up pension credit after Labour slashed winter fuel payments for the elderly_Nhy
British Gas is urging its older customers to go on pension credit, after Labour cut winter fuel payments. The company has said it was its ‘responsibility’ to provide support to its customers on top of government help, which is estimated…
Pubs round on Labour ahead of budget amid fears they are facing timebomb and potential £24,000-a-year losses as they urge Rachel Reeves to cut duty by 5%_Nhy
The pub industry has warned Labour they face a ‘ticking timebomb’ if they are not adequately supported in the budget with bosses fearing a rise in national insurance and the minimum wage could see thousands of venue shuttered. Since Covid,…
Millions to get bumper pay rises in Budget: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce 6% hike in National Living Wage to at least £12.12-an-hour_Nhy
Millions are in line for pay rises as Rachel Reeves gears up to announce an inflation-busting rise in the minimum wage to at least £12.12-an-hour. Government sources say the Chancellor will use tomorrow’s Budget to unveil a ‘significant’ rise in what will be rebranded…
Labour’s Sweden-style tax revolution: How Rachel Reeves’ huge £35bn Budget raid could push Brits’ burden up international league table_Nhy
Labour could push Britain towards a Scandinavian-style tax burden with Rachel Reeves‘ bumper Budget tomorrow. The Chancellor is expected to bring in a massive £35billion a year extra for the Treasury – one of the biggest ever raids at a fiscal…
Up to 400 asylum seekers who were housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge are moved by Labour into hotel and council accommodation in the Midlands_Nhy
Hundreds of asylum seekers are being moved from the Bibby Stockholm to a hotel and council accommodation in the Midlands as ministers rush to close the barge by Christmas. Around 400 people will be transferred from the vessel in Portland, Dorset,…
Billions raised in Labour’s Budget tax-grab STILL won’t fix the ailing NHS, Wes Streeting warns: Health Secretary says extra funds are unlikely to deliver major improvements or stop patients on waiting lists dying this winter_Nhy
Ploughing billions extra into the NHS will only ‘arrest the decline’, Wes Streeting admitted. The Health Secretary warned the additional funding set to be announced in Labour’s first Budget is unlikely to deliver major improvements and will not prevent patients dying while waiting for…
Keir Starmer faces rebellion from Labour MP over party’s VAT raid on private school fees_Nhy
A Labour MP has warned that her own party’s VAT raid on private schools won’t work because children with special needs have ‘nowhere else to go’. Rachael Maskell called on the Prime Minister to reverse her party’s flagship policy because state schools…
Keir Starmer’s public approval takes a tumble as PM’s rating DROPS 43 points since he entered Downing Street, polling reveals_Nhy
Keir Starmer‘s approval ratings have plummeted by 43 points since he entered Downing Street, new polling has revealed. The Prime Minister has defined his brief premiership with ‘tough choices’ on public spending – including cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance for millions…
Keir Starmer tells Brits they face a ‘harsh reality’: Prime Minister issues a new tax warning as Labour’s Budget is set to batter employers with a major national insurance rise_Nhy
Keir Starmer will today demand Brits face up to ‘harsh reality’ ahead of looming tax hikes in the Budget. The PM is using a speech this morning to lay the ground for Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ extraordinary £35billion a year raid on Wednesday….