Tax expert used by BBC Verify to back its analysis of the inheritance tax row with farmers now says Labour’s policy needs to change_Nhy
A tax expert used by BBC Verify to back its analysis of the inheritance tax row with farmers now says the policy needs to change. Dan Neidle, who was quoted by the broadcaster’s ‘truth checking’ unit, had criticised ‘over-the-top’ coverage on the…
Sick note Britain! Business chiefs urge Labour to end UK’s worklessness crisis – as ministers set to unveil radical welfare reforms to get Brits back into work_Nhy
Young people who refuse to take a job will have their benefits cut, Labour said yesterday – despite previous pledges to halt ‘cruel Tory sanctions’ on the unemployed. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said that claimants had a ‘responsibility’ to take…
Labour is a risk to Britain’s national security and it’s ‘deeply’ worrying, a former MI6 chief claims_Nhy
A former MI6 spy chief has accused Labour of putting national security at risk following its ‘deeply’ worrying cuts to defence spending. Sir Richard Dearlove, who was head of MI6 between 1999 and 2004, has claimed the new government is showing no urgency in…
DOMINIC LAWSON: Labour’s attack on farmers is part of a cynical plan to cover the country in solar panels and turbines_Nhy
Fashionable as it is to presume that Labour’s attack on farmers is just class war against wicked landowners (even those who work all hours to provide food for the nation), there is a different purpose behind it. Sir Keir Starmer actually believes in…
Assisted dying law ‘could be talked out’ in Commons showdown this week as Cabinet minister brands plan a ‘state death service’… despite poll showing two-thirds of Brits back the move in principle_Nhy
MPs are bracing for a bitter struggle over the assisted dying law this week with warnings it could be ‘talked out’. Tensions are rising with the Commons set to debate the issue on Friday and potentially vote for the first…
If people refuse to work they WILL lose their benefits, insists Labour as Starmer’s vows to crack down on huge welfare bill is branded a ‘hollow promise’_Nhy
A Cabinet minister wriggled today as she was repeatedly pressed on whether young people face benefits cuts if they refuse to take up jobs or training. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall finally committed to the move after a toe-curling…
Locals outraged by council’s ‘dreadful’ plan to build 17,000 newbuild homes in the Essex countryside_Nhy
Locals of a beautiful English town have vented their fury at a council’s plan to build almost 17,000 houses on the green belt surrounding their homes. On Wednesday, Basildon Council opened up its plan to build 27,111 houses around the…
Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain: Prime Minister vows to crack down on £137billion welfare ‘blight’_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer today pledges to crack down hard on the ‘bulging benefits bill blighting our society’ as he tries to steal the Tories‘ political clothes over abuses of the welfare system. The Prime Minister uses an article in today’s Mail on Sunday…
Keir Starmer vows to concentrate on domestic matters following backlash over constant globe trotting_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer has told aides he will concentrate on domestic matters after constant globe trotting has led to him being dubbed ‘Never Here Keir’ in Westminster. Labour MPs have grown increasingly restive about the amount of time the Prime Minister has spent…
Health Minister accused of ‘age discrimination’ after telling pensioner he was not getting shingles vaccine because it would not make ‘optimal use of NHS resources’_Nhy
A health minister has been accused of ‘age discrimination’ after telling a pensioner he was not getting a shingles vaccine because it would not make ‘optimal use of NHS resources’. The jab – which greatly reduces the chances of developing the viral…