Labour’s big new ‘back to work’ threat to strip youngsters of their benefits if they are unwilling to graft or train already happens, admits minister – and they can appeal if it’s too harsh_Nhy
Labour’s big ‘back to work’ threat to strip unwilling teens of their benefits if they don’t try to get a job or train is just a continuation of the current system, a senior minister admitted today. Alison McGovern was grilled…
Falkland Islands at war… with Labour! British territory is set to benefit from huge oil discovery – but government won’t provide financial support due to climate commitments_Nhy
The discovery of a giant oil field in the Falkland Islands has grown even more promising with islanders eager to cash in on the value of their natural resources in spite of the British government‘s war on fossil fuels. The Sea Lion…
New asylum hotels act as a ‘massive incentive’ for small boat migrant crossings, ministers warned after it emerged seven more have been opened since Labour came to power_Nhy
Opening more asylum hotels will act as a ‘massive incentive’ for small boat crossings, Labour has been warned. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle revealed last week that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government, with seven new hotels being…
‘Labour are treating businesses like a cash cow to be milked’: Anger against Rachel Reeves’ £40 billion ‘tax-bomb’ Budget grows – despite Chancellor ruling out further tax rises_Nhy
Rachel Reeves has ruled out further tax rises. In a bid to head off a growing business revolt over her £40 billion ‘tax-bomb’ Budget, the Chancellor told the CBI conference she was ‘not going to have to come back for more’. Ms…
Kemi Badenoch declares ‘capitalism is not a dirty word’ – and vows to rebuild Tory relations with business_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch declared that ‘capitalism is not a dirty word’, as she vowed to rebuild Tory relations with business. In her first major speech as Conservative Party leader, Mrs Badenoch told the CBI conference that the government needed to slash the bureaucratic hurdles…
Labour warned it risks breaking the law if Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu is arrested in the UK over Gaza crimes – as ministers are accused of ‘dithering’_Nhy
The Government risks breaking international law if Benjamin Netanyahu is arrested in the UK on Gaza war crime charges, ministers were warned today. Labour has suggested it will not intervene if a UK court rules that an International Criminal Court warrant against the controversial Israeli prime minister is valid….
Rachel Reeves brushes off business: Chancellor tells angry business chiefs nobody has any ‘alternatives’ to her massive Budget tax raid – despite half of firms warning of job cuts_Nhy
A bullish Rachel Reeves today dismissed business anger over her monster Budget tax raid by insisting no-one has any better ideas. The Chancellor acknowledged anxiety about the impact of the measures in her bombshell fiscal package as she was grilled at the…
Labour wipes out a tenth of defence budget boost through Rachel Reeves’ hike in National Insurance_Nhy
Almost a tenth of Labour’s £2.9billion defence budget boost will be wiped out by the Chancellor’s decision to hike employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs), the Mail can reveal. Ministers admitted the 1.2p rise would impact the Ministry of Defence directly – costing the…
Privacy crusade peer Tom Watson lands job at US ‘spy tech’ firm which is at the centre of an NHS row over patients’ data_Nhy
Labour peer Tom Watson has become a paid adviser to a ‘spy tech’ firm at the centre of an NHS privacy row over patients’ data. Lord Watson, who has long campaigned for victims of Press intrusion, has joined Palantir – a CIA-linked data mining company….
Spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time – with bar staff set to be trained on how to spot tell-tale signs_Nhy
Spiking is to be made a specific criminal offence for the first time with bar staff being trained to spot tell-tale signs. the prime minister confirmed on Sunday night. Drinks spiking sees perpetrators secretly administer knock-out drugs to victims without…