Keir Starmer wobbles on slavery reparations as UK admits they COULD be ‘referenced’ in Commonwealth summit statement despite PM insisting they are ‘not on the agenda’_Nhy
Keir Starmer looks poised to climb down tonight after Commonwealth leaders demand discussions on slavery reparations. Downing Street initially insisted the issue is not on the agenda at the gathering of 56 countries in Samoa, which the PM is attending along with…
Robert Jenrick insists Tory leadership battle is NOT over despite poll of activists suggesting Kemi Badenoch is coasting to victory with a week to go_Nhy
Robert Jenrick today insisted the Tory leadership battle is not over despite a poll suggesting Kemi Badenoch is coasting to victory. The former immigration minister said the race was ‘neck and neck’ as he played down the latest research by the ConservativeHome site. The closely-watched…
Keir Starmer denies misleading voters over his Budget tax hike plans – despite Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes for ‘working people’_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over expected tax hikes in the Budget, despite Labour‘s manifesto pledge not to raise taxes for ‘working people’. The Prime Minister rejected claims he was waging a ‘war on middle Britain’ amid speculation he could…
Kemi Badenoch says Labour is insulting black people over Chris Kaba murder case with left wing ‘narrative’ where they ‘cannot be anything other than victims’_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch has slammed Labour and accused them of ‘insulting’ black people over Chris Kaba‘s murder case. The Tory leadership candidate, 44, fumed that the left wing ‘narrative’ was robbing them of their ‘agency and autonomy’ by creating a space where they ‘cannot be anything…
New dystopian rules under Labour: Don’t save, don’t invest and never, ever write a cheque_Nhy
If working people have money in the bank they no longer qualify as working people, weirdly (Image: Getty) In my defence, I’m a personal finance journalist. It comes with the job description but last night PM Keir Starmer showed me the error of…
Labour set to announce five new freeports in next week’s budget – as Sir Keir Starmer admits copying Tories’ plan that he hopes will drive growth across the country_Nhy
Labour will announce five new freeports in the Budget next week – once dubbed a ‘Brexit benefit’ by the Tories. In a bid to drive growth across the country, the Government will roll out five more of the special economic zones which…
Rachel Reeves ‘plans to hike employers’ National Insurance by up to two percentage points in Budget to raise £20bn for public services’__Nhy
Rachel Reeves is set to increase employers’ national insurance contributions by up to two percentage points to collect billions to help fund the NHS. Ahead of the upcoming budget on October 30, the Treasury is said to have already decided on upping…
Labour confirms Margaret Thatcher’s flagship Right to Buy scheme will be cut back in next week’s budget_Nhy
Margaret Thatcher‘s flagship Right to Buy scheme will be cut back in the Budget, the Treasury confirmed last night. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who used the scheme to buy her own council house at a discount before entering parliament, said…
Labour’s defence over ‘meddling’ in Donald Trump’s election bid is ‘grossly implausible’, say Tories – as ex-Cabinet minister admits it was a ‘mistake’ for party to help Kamala Harris campaign_Nhy
Labour’s effort to defend itself against claims of meddling in Donald Trump‘s election bid was branded ‘grossly implausible’ today. In an awkward transatlantic row, Sir Keir Starmer‘s party has come under fire from Mr Trump’s team over alleged ‘foreign intereference’ in the…
How Britain faces the biggest tax rises in the G7 – even before Rachel Reeves announces a set of punishing tax hikes in the Budget-Nhy
Britain faces the biggest tax rises of any major rich nation – even before Rachel Reeves announces a slew of punishing hikes in next week’s Budget. Amid fears that tax rises will lead to an exodus of wealth creators, Sir Keir Starmer yesterday insisted…