Tory voters are split on whether party should merge with Reform UK, polls show as Nigel Farage plots to make cost of living next key battleground_Nhy
Tory voters are split on whether the party should merge with Reform UK before the next general election, a new poll has suggested. With the Tories trailing behind both Reform and Labour in the polls, Farage is making a determined push to capture disillusioned Conservative…
Labour plans to digitalise driving licenses: Brits will be able to use government app as proof of valid ID for buying booze, boarding flights and voting_Nhy
Driving licenses are set to be digitalised under a new Labour scheme which will allow for people’s phones to become a valid form of ID. The plans are set to be rolled out by ministers next week, with the digital…
Record numbers of British millionaires ditch UK over fears Labour’s tax plans are damaging the economy_Nhy
Labour’s tax plans have triggered a record exodus of millionaires since Keir Starmer took to office. Thousands of millionaires have fled Britain amid growing concerns that new tax plans will damage the economy and international investors. The Treasury is now facing pressure…
I am happy to be the ‘Iron Chancellor’, boasts Rachel Reeves amid fears of a new raid on pensions after she appointed an anti-triple lock minister with government finances crumbling_Nhy
Under-fire Rachel Reeves today boasted she can still be the ‘Iron Chancellor’ as she insisted Britain would be in a worse position if she had not hiked taxes. The Chancellor sounded defiance in her first broadcast interview since the UK suffered an…
Farmers take their fight to the checkouts: Tractors mass in supermarket car parks in battle against Keir Starmer’s tax raid on family farms_Nhy
Farmers have taken the fight to supermarkets as they park their tractors in car parks across the country to protest against Keir Starmer‘s inheritance tax raid. Dozens have descended on their local supermarkets to try and highlight the financial challenges that…
Looser loan rules for first-time-buyers and scrapping £100 contactless payment limit among options as Labour desperately scrambles to boost growth_Nhy
Looser loan rules for first-time buyers are among the moves being mulled by Labour to boost growth, it was revealed today. Financial regulators could offer lenders more scope to back ‘responsible risk-taking’. Ditching the £100 limit on contactless payments in…
Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser refuses to clarify whether he approved law change paving the way for Gerry Adams to receive compensation_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser yesterday refused to say whether he approved a law change which paves the way for Gerry Adams – a former client – to receive compensation. Lord Hermer KC, the Attorney General, was accused by Tory MPs of…
Labour ‘capitulates’ on China after signalling support for a new Chinese mega-embassy in the heart of London_Nhy
Labour has been accused of ‘capitulating’ to China after signalling its support for a new Chinese mega-embassy in the heart of London. Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday revealed the Met police had ‘withdrawn their objection’ to China’s plans. In a joint letter to the…
Pressure grows on PM’s top legal aide as he faces calls to withdraw from consulting on certain government decisions over Ulster payout ‘conflict of interest’_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer’s top legal adviser last night faced calls to withdraw from consulting on certain government decisions amid ‘conflict of interest’ fears. An audit shows Lord Hermer KC, the Attorney General and a specialist human rights lawyer before joining Sir…
Badenoch warns Brits are not ‘rich’ and must start ‘living within our means’ as she admits Tory failures on Brexit, immigration and Net Zero – but says Labour are repeating blunders and ‘suffocating’ enterprise_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch warned Brits they are not ‘rich’ and must start ‘living within our means’ today in a straight-talking speech. The Conservative leader laid out ‘mistakes’ her party made, including on Brexit, immigration and Net Zero, as she promised to be ‘honest’ with the…