Labour’s economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains_Nhy
Labour’s Budget is being blamed for a sluggish Christmas shopping period as shops struggle to get hard-pressed families to part with their cash. The Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) today said retailers were enduring ‘a gloomy festive period’ with a fall in year-on-year…
Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle_Nhy
Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister’s £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior…
Bank of England HOLDS interest rates despite UK economy stalling after Labour’s Budget raid – with fears over resurgent inflation_Nhy
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold today despite mounting alarm at the stalling economy. The Monetary Policy Committee maintained the base rate at 4.75 per cent in its latest decision. The verdict came after figures showed inflation increased in November for the…
Charity song mocking Keir Starmer over winter fuel payments could could storm charts today – but BBC still isn’t playing it_Nhy
It is the ultimate festive accolade that musicians vie for every year. And today, a parody song mocking Sir Keir Starmer is in with a chance of taking the coveted title of Christmas number one. The BBC has been criticised for failing to play the song…
Rachel Reeves is accused of killing growth as Bank of England warns UK economy is grinding to halt after her anti-business Budget_Nhy
Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of killing growth as the Bank of England warned the economy is grinding to halt in the wake of her anti-business Budget. Before Labour took office Britain’s economy was the fastest-growing in the G7 – and was described as going ‘gangbusters’ by the…
Nearly HALF of Brits who haven’t retired – 25m people – live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes_Nhy
Nearly half of Brits who have not retired live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes. Some 45.3 per cent – around 25million people – were classified as net beneficiaries in 2022-23, the latest year…
Keir Starmer’s government ‘will give councils more powers to seize land and pay owners less’ in ‘bulldozer blitz’ bid to build 1.5m new homes_Nhy
Keir Stamer’s government is set to give local authorities more powers to seize land and pay the owners less in a so-called ‘bulldozer blitz’ to build 1.5million new homes. The Times reports that local authorities will be given the power to…
Keir Starmer says there’s NOTHING he would do differently about Labour’s disastrous first six months in power – as he admits he doesn’t want to bring down immigration too quickly_Nhy
Keir Starmer today insisted there is nothing he would do differently from his disastrous first six months in power. Despite even Labour MPs acknowledging a rocky start, the PM told the Liaison Committee he would not change a thing. The bizarre stance came…
Labour left in mutiny over Keir Starmer’s betrayal of 3.8m Waspi women – after government blocked £10.5bn of compensation_Nhy
Labour was in mutiny last night over Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘betrayal’ of women born in the 1950s hit by state pension age changes. MPs lined up to attack the Government for abandoning a vow to compensate the 3.8 million ‘Waspi’ women who…
Keir Starmer insists the UK economy WILL rebound as he faces MPs with alarm building over Labour’s Budget raid sparking surging inflation and fears of a recession_Nhy
Keir Starmer today insisted the UK economy will rebound amid fears that Labour‘s Budget is hammering businesses. The Prime Minister said he was still committed to the UK having the highest ‘sustained growth’ in the G7 group of leading nations by the end of Labour’s first…