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Rachel Reeves unveils £3bn Budget boost for defence – spending will actually FALL in real terms next year_Nhy

Defence spending will actually fall in real terms next year – despite Rachel Reeves announcing a £2.9billion increase. In her Budget speech, the Chancellor said the extra cash would take Britain towards its goal of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence. But…

Town halls due to foot the bill for Labour’s ‘significant savings’ on asylum costs_Nhy

Forecast savings on the asylum system were dismissed as a ‘con’ last night as Labour was accused of planning to shift the cost on to town halls. The Treasury said it would generate ‘significant savings’ by cancelling the Rwanda plan and speeding…

How Labour’s inheritance tax hike for farmers could spell the end of family farming_Nhy

Family and tenant farmers were last night left fearing their businesses may not survive Labour’s ‘disastrous’ decision to scrap their inheritance tax relief. Industry leaders accused the Government of breaking ‘clear promises’ not to tamper with exemptions for agricultural property….

Man sucker-punched by Labour MP Mike Amesbury breaks his silence as he is seen for the first time since attack_Nhy

The constituent sucker punched to the ground by Labour MP Mike Amesbury broke his silence as he was seen for the first time since the attack today – and confirmed he has spoken to police. Paul Fellows, 42, left his…

Backlash over Budget plan to increase National Living Wage to more than £12 per hour for millions: Warning over impact on firms as Chancellor Rachel prepares 6% hike alongside tax rises_Nhy

Rachel Reeves is facing a backlash against plans to hike the National Living Wage to more than £12 per hour while also putting up taxes for businesses, over fears it could send some to the wall. In a move expected to…

Labour’s ‘perfect storm’ Budget TODAY: Chancellor set to drop £35bn ‘tax bomb’ raiding middle class and businesses for splurge on public sector pay and services – as jittery markets force up interest rates on government debt mountain_Nhy

Rachel Reeves will deliver a massive £35billion ‘tax bomb’ Budget that could define the Labour government today. The Chancellor is briefing the Cabinet as she prepares to mount one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons at 12.30pm. Businesses have warned…

Rachel Reeves to unveil £3bn Budget boost for defence amid questions about Britain’s ability to wage war – but Labour STILL has no timetable for upping spending to hit 2.5% of GD_Nhy

Rachel Reeves will hand Britain’s Armed Forces a £3billion spending boost in Today’s Budget – but set no timetable for meeting Labour’s pledge to up long-term spending. Amid a drastic manpower crisis and questions over the UK’s ability to fight a…

Angela Rayner insists four-day working can ‘boost council productivity’ and is ‘no threat to the economy’_Nhy

A four-day working week is ‘no threat to the economy’, the Deputy Prime Minister has said as she vowed to ‘work with’ town halls. Angela Rayner suggested four-day weeks, which the previous government described as ‘part-time work for full-time pay’, could…

Hard-up Brits are warned to brace for ‘the biggest heist in modern political history’: Rachel Reeves to unveil £35BN tax grab as Labour’s first budget in a generation targets NI, fuel duty, school fees and even bus fares_Nhy

Rachel Reeves will unveil a £35 billion tax bomb today, in what critics dubbed ‘the biggest heist in modern political history.’ In one of the most consequential Budgets for years, the Chancellor will set Britain on a course of high tax,…

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…