Ministers ‘could bail out hospices’ after warnings that Labour’s Budget national insurance raid and minimum wage rise has left end-of-life care homes on the brink of collapse_Nhy
Ministers could be forced to pump money into hospices over fears that Budget increased to national insurance and the minimum wage could force them out of business. The Government has reportedly been examining ways of using the NHS to get more money into end-of-life…
Keir Starmer defends his ‘jet setting’ away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his ‘key priorities’_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the amount of time he spends away from Britain as he was quizzed about his ‘jet setting’ since becoming Prime Minister. The Labour premier today travelled to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, after spending the day in…
More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour’s VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees_Nhy
More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour’s tax raid, new figures revealed today. Private school fees will be subject to a 20 per cent rate of VAT from January when Labour ends an…
Labour’s controversial changes to inheritance tax could impact more than 100,000 farms, Tories say_Nhy
More than 100,000 farms could be hit by Labour’s changes to inheritance tax, the Tories claimed on Sunday. Owners of an average-sized farm would effectively have to work for two years for free to meet the bill of £140,000, they say. According to…
Fury as Labour minister admits upping defence spending to hit 2.5% of GDP may NOT be delivered within five years_Nhy
Labour faced an angry backlash last night after a minister admitted a vital boost to the military may not be delivered within five years. A Treasury minister refused to confirm that the Government will raise defence funding to 2.5 per cent…
Wes Streeting must stop the exodus of nurses from the NHS else Labour’s healthcare plans will be ‘impossible to deliver’, experts say_Nhy
Labour’s healthcare plans will be ‘impossible to deliver’ unless it can stop the mass exodus of nursing from the profession, experts say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is warning ministers they face a ‘perfect storm’ of more staff leaving…
Labour’s National Insurance tax raid ‘spells ruin’ for British pubs and restaurants, senior bosses warn – as minister admits large businesses will have to ‘suck it up’_Nhy
The bosses of major pub and restaurant chains are the latest to demand changes to Labour‘s National Insurance raid. In a furious letter to the Chancellor, Premier Inn, Slug & Lettuce and Fuller’s have demanded tweaks to Labour’s ‘regressive’ plans –…
Labour council is forced to apologise after being accused of ‘pure, old-fashioned sexism’ in plans for a children’s park with a specific area for girls to sit and chat_Nhy
A Labour-run council has been forced to apologise after its plans for a children’s park to include a specific area for girls to sit and chat was labelled as ‘pure, old-fashioned sexism’. Brighton and Hove City Council unveiled special spaces in…
Labour’s plan to smash the small boats gangs ‘won’t work’, say Home Office insiders as nine different boats carrying 572 migrants are intercepted crossing the English Channel_Nhy
Labour‘s plan to smash the small boat gangs ‘won’t work’, Home Office insiders have claimed. Civil servants at the department are said to be ‘underwhelmed’ by the Government’s proposals to tackling Channel crossings and reducing illegal migration to the UK….
Homeowners on former council estate face £66,000 bill for net zero heating so Labour council can hit its targets_Nhy
Owners of properties in a former council estate in central London may each have to stump up as much as £66,000 towards a new eco-friendly heating system. Residents on the estate in Pimlico, Westminster may have to pay towards a low carbon…