Labour’s pipe dream: Starmer to ban gas boilers in new homes and force developers to install electric heat pumps or alternatives_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer‘s Labour government plans to ban gas boilers in most new homes by 2027, it has been reported. The so-called ‘Future Homes Standard’ aims to cut carbon emissions across family homes – and will insist that developers make sure new-builds are…
We live on a former council estate and now face a £66,000 bill so Labour can hit net zero heating targets – councillors are hypocrites and the UK’s become a rip off_Nhy
Despairing families on a former London council estate have warned politicians ‘don’t f****** green me’ and branded them ‘hypocrites’ after being told they may need to cough up as much as £66,000 towards a new eco-friendly heating system. Residents of the Churchill…
Labour’s jobs squeeze: Wage rises slow down again as unemployment nudges up and vacancies fall – even BEFORE the Budget heaped costs on businesses_Nhy
Nerves are mounting about the jobs market today with figures showing wage growth slowing and unemployment nudging up. Pay rises have fallen to their lowest level in more than two years, despite a string of bumper public sector deals. Meanwhile…
Tories get a Badenoch bounce! Poll shows Conservatives leapfrogging Labour to go two points ahead after new leader took charge_Nhy
The Tories have enjoyed a ‘Badenoch bounce’ after installing their new leader, according to a poll today. The party leapfrogged Labour to take a two-point advantage since Kemi Badenoch was handed the top job. Research by More in Common found the Conservatives were up three points…
Ministers ‘could bail out hospices’ after warnings that Labour’s Budget national insurance raid and minimum wage rise has left end-of-life care homes on the brink of collapse_Nhy
Ministers could be forced to pump money into hospices over fears that Budget increased to national insurance and the minimum wage could force them out of business. The Government has reportedly been examining ways of using the NHS to get more money into end-of-life…
Keir Starmer defends his ‘jet setting’ away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his ‘key priorities’_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the amount of time he spends away from Britain as he was quizzed about his ‘jet setting’ since becoming Prime Minister. The Labour premier today travelled to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, after spending the day in…
More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour’s VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees_Nhy
More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour’s tax raid, new figures revealed today. Private school fees will be subject to a 20 per cent rate of VAT from January when Labour ends an…
Labour’s controversial changes to inheritance tax could impact more than 100,000 farms, Tories say_Nhy
More than 100,000 farms could be hit by Labour’s changes to inheritance tax, the Tories claimed on Sunday. Owners of an average-sized farm would effectively have to work for two years for free to meet the bill of £140,000, they say. According to…
Fury as Labour minister admits upping defence spending to hit 2.5% of GDP may NOT be delivered within five years_Nhy
Labour faced an angry backlash last night after a minister admitted a vital boost to the military may not be delivered within five years. A Treasury minister refused to confirm that the Government will raise defence funding to 2.5 per cent…
Wes Streeting must stop the exodus of nurses from the NHS else Labour’s healthcare plans will be ‘impossible to deliver’, experts say_Nhy
Labour’s healthcare plans will be ‘impossible to deliver’ unless it can stop the mass exodus of nursing from the profession, experts say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is warning ministers they face a ‘perfect storm’ of more staff leaving…