Rachel Reeves may extend freeze on income tax thresholds in Budget for fresh £7billion grab from voters who already fear inheritance tax hikes_Nhy
Rachel Reeves could potentially extend the freeze on income tax thresholds despite voters already fearing inheritance tax hikes. The Prime Minister has insisted the Government will ‘keep our manifesto pledges’, but Rachel Reeves may be considering pushing the freeze beyond its…
NHS set to give millions smartwatches and wearable tech to track their health as part of Labour’s 10-year-plan to ‘save the health service’_Nhy
Millions of people are set to be handed smartwatches to track their health as part of Labour’s 10-year plan to save the NHS. Wearable tech, including devices to track blood pressure, glucose spikes and how cancer patients are responding to treatment, will be…
Another 1,100 prisoners will be freed next week under Labour’s early release scheme – after offenders started committing crime within hours when last batch were allowed out_Nhy
Another 1,100 prisoners are due to be freed at the start of next week under Labour’s controversial early release scheme. The offenders will be the second round of inmates to be let out in a bid to free up space…
‘Make no mistake, this will be Rachel’s Budget’: October announcement will reveal Chancellor’s vision for the future of Britain more than it does Keir Starmer’s, allies say_Nhy
The Budget will reveal Rachel Reeves‘s vision for the future of the UK, rather than that of Sir Keir Starmer, say allies of the Chancellor. MPs expect Ms Reeves to emerge from the October 30 announcement looking increasingly powerful as she sets…
Record number of businesses ‘on the edge of collapse’ amid Budget uncertainty, shock research reveals_Nhy
A record number of businesses are ‘teetering on the edge of collapse’ amid uncertainty ahead of the Budget. Shock research yesterday showed thousands of British firms have been plunged into significant financial distress this year. The figure soared by a…
Labour to stage a budget inheritance tax raid – here’s who it could hit_Nhy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to launch an inheritance tax raid on savers in the Budget, potentially by changing the key thresholds or other reliefs. Inheritance tax is currently charged at 40 per cent on assets above the main…
Chancellor must not ‘punish’ military families with Labour’s tax raid on private schools ‘at a time of such global instability’, Tory peer urges_Nhy
The Chancellor must announce a reprieve for military and diplomatic families from its VAT raid on private schools, a Conservative peer is urging. Ten days before the Budget, Lord Kempsell has written to Rachel Reeves warning Labour ‘should not be punishing military families at a time…
Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves is warned her inheritance tax hike will decimate middle class savings and leave ‘people who have saved all their life’ without an inheritance to pass to their children_Nhy
Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned her inheritance tax hike will decimate middle class savings. It has been reported by the BBC that she is planning on increasing the amount of money raised from inheritance tax in her October 30 budget. But as the backlash…
Labour faces fresh demands to U-turn on winter fuel cuts after ‘damning’ new letter_Nhy
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have axed winter fuel payments for millions of people (Image: Getty) Labour faced fresh demands to U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts after criticism from a committee that scrutinises the Government’s welfare policies. In a…
Labour issued warning over ‘cruel’ Winter Fuel Payment policy_Nhy
The government received criticism over its decision (Image: Getty Images) The shadow work and pensions secretary wants the Government to backtrack on its move to means-test Winter Fuel Payments, insisting they should “follow their own advice, and unpick this cruel policy”….