Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals who he is backing to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader
Former Cabinet Minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Tory Party. Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak (Image: Getty) Kemi Badenoch and former Tory minister Robert Jenrick are the two…
Pensioners fear for survival after Labour axes winter fuel payments for millions
Pensioners fear for their lives with an “impossible choice” of heating or eating after the winter fuel payment was cut, campaigners warn. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are facing a backlash over winter fuel payment cuts (Image: Getty) They urged Chancellor Rachel…
‘David Cameron tried to bribe me to ditch Brexit campaign’
Boris Johnson boldly claimed that David Cameron had threatened him during the 2016 Brexit campaign. The former Prime Minister alleges Cameron told him he would “f*** him up” if he backed the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union (EU). Boris Johnson…
Rachel Reeves slapped with warning huge capital gains tax hike would cost £2bn
Rachel Reeves has been warned that a huge hike in capital gains tax would cost the Treasury billions of pounds. Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) The Chancellor is considering increasing the levy on the profit when an asset is sold at…
Robert Jenrick warns Tories ‘won’t survive’ unless they ‘get serious’ about immigration and ditch the ECHR – as he tussles with Kemi Badenoch for leadership
Robert Jenrick warned the Tories ‘won’t survive’ unless they ‘get serious’ about immigration as the leadership battle enters its final phase. The former immigration minister took a potshot at his rival Kemi Badenoch in a speech after the field was dramatically whittled down to two….
Rachel Reeves plan to ‘hike CGT to 39%’ would cost £100million, HMRC’s own figures reveal – as Chancellor is warned tax hike plan will send investors abroad
A huge capital gains tax raid will cost the country billions and send investors abroad, Rachel Reeves has been warned. The Chancellor is considering hiking the levy, but even the taxman has said a massive increase would cost the Treasury billions. HMRC estimates…
Tories fear ANOTHER leader contest in 18 months as Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch face off after ‘almighty cock-up’ by MPs saw favourite James Cleverly ousted… with Boris Johnson ‘lurking’ in the wings
Tories have voiced fears of another leadership contest in 18 months as Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick battle it out for the crown. Westminster was rocked yesterday when the shadow housing secretary and former immigration minister came first and second in the MPs’ ballot –…
Nine million Brits handed maternity rights, sick pay, protection from unfair dismissal on ‘day one’ under Labour plans unveiled TODAY – despite job axe fears – as business secretary says staff working from home will ‘benefit’ firms
Labour is embroiled in a major battle over its new workers’ rights reforms as businesses and the opposition hit back at plans to give nine million employees more rights from their first day at work. In what is being billed as…
Rachel Reeves could sign off ‘HS2 light’ project from Birmingham to Manchester as she rips up borrowing rules in Budget
Rachel Reeves could sign off an ‘HS2 light’ project running from Birmingham to Manchester as she loosens government borrowing rules. The Chancellor and other ministers are said to be considering a scaled-back option for the connection to the North – cancelled by Rishi Sunak last…
Fears grow that lenders may start to raise mortgage rates if Rachel Reeves fiddles with Britain’s debt figures
Mortgage rates could rise again in the coming weeks, delivering a fresh blow to homeowners if Rachel Reeves fiddles with Britain’s debt figures. Falls in mortgage rates are expected to come to an ‘abrupt halt’ this week as lenders reassess the risk…