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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 Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday revealed the Met police had ‘withdrawn their objection’ to China’s plans.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…

‘My heat pump is a money trap’: Father says eco-friendly boiler alternative quadrupled his bills and then broke down, forcing his family to live in thermals and onesies_Nhy

A father has warned against buying a heat pump to replace gas heating – blasting his as a ‘money trap’ that has quadrupled his bills and is set to cost him thousands of pounds to fix after it packed in….

Ed Miliband admits heat pumps may NEVER be cheaper than gas boilers despite Labour sneaking ‘boiler tax’ through Parliament_Nhy

Heat pumps may never be cheaper than gas boilers, Ed Miliband has said, despite Labour sneaking a ‘boiler tax’ through Parliament. The Energy Secretary confirmed that the government has no current plans to introduce a ban on gas boilers, but Mr Miliband told…

Mike Amesbury MP is kicked out by Labour after pleading guilty to sucker-punching man on street… as Reform demands by-election in his Runcorn & Helsby seat_Nhy

Mike Amesbury has been kicked out by Labour after pleading guilty to assaulting a man in the street – with a by-election now potentially looming. The Runcorn & Helsby MP had already been suspended by the party after extraordinary CCTV…

Is Rachel Reeves plotting ANOTHER cash raid on farmers? Chancellor warned against taking money from flood defences and nature after IHT hit as she reins in public spending_Nhy

Rachel Reeves has been warned not to target farmers for a second time as she bids to cut costs to see off a potential financial crisis. The Chancellor is already under fire over Labour‘s plan to hit the wealthiest by making their…