Tories demand Starmer must ‘come clean’ over how much his voice coach cost – and who paid for it, as former actress is pictured for first time since scandal erupted_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer must ‘come clean’ over who paid for his voice coaching, MPs have said. The Prime Minister received five years of voice coaching from Leonie Mellinger, a former Royal Shakespeare Company actress – including in-person meetings during Covid lockdown. Now Shadow…
There is NO incentive for new generation of shopkeepers to set up in business due to ministers’ failure on business rates, pawn boss says as he slams Rachel Reeves_Nhy
Crippling business rates are stopping shopkeepers opening new businesses to revitalisie Britain’s high streets, a top retail boss says. Peter Kenyon, head of pawn shop chain Ramsdens, slated Chancellor Rachel Reeves for failing to address the issue, saying: ‘She might have said a…
Starmer’s TOP SECRET ‘crisis summit’: PM gathers Cabinet amid fears economic ‘stagflation’ will spark tax hikes or spending cuts – but WON’T reveal what they discussed_Nhy
Keir Starmer gathered his Cabinet for a crisis summit today amid fears that ‘stagflation’ will force Labour to hike taxes and cut spending – but he plans to keep the details a secret. The PM is holding a special meeting of ministers…
Labour’s Birmingham councillors vote themselves inflation-busting pay rise – while residents face fortnightly bin collections and an extra £250 on price of a grave_Nhy
Birmingham councillors waved through inflation-busting pay rises for themselves while approving ‘brutal’ cuts to services and a 7.5 per cent council tax rise for residents. The Labour-run authority – which effectively declared itself bankrupt in September 2023 – recently announced plans…
Bank warned to be ‘cautious’ over further rate cuts to interest rates, top official warns_Nhy
The Bank of England must be ‘cautious’ about further cuts to interest rates, a top official has warned. Huw Pill, the Bank’s chief economist, said the battle against inflation was not yet ‘job done’ and that a slowdown in the speed of price increases…
Now Kemi Badenoch backs Trump’s ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sport – as campaigners call for Starmer to follow President’s order_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch has expressed support for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sport. The Conservative leader hit out at Sir Keir Starmer who she said ‘couldn’t care less’ about protecting single-sex spaces. Ms Badenoch promised to guarantee ‘dignity, safety and fairness’ for women if the Tories return…
Ex-Royal Marine is cleared in just 17 minutes of stirring up racial hatred on Facebook following Southport murders after spending 20 days remanded in prison_Nhy
An ex-Royal Marine, who was also an apprentice at Manchester United, was cleared by a jury in just 17 minutes after being accused of stirring up racial hatred online. Jamie Michael, 46, from Penygraig, southeast Wales, served in the Iraq War and…
Through gritted teeth, humiliated Ed Miliband finally backs a third runway for Heathrow as he backtracks on net-zero pledges and says he does ‘support what the Government is doing’_Nhy
Ed Miliband was humiliated yesterday after being forced to back Heathrow expansion and continue to drill for oil and gas. The Climate Secretary was forced to eat humble pie as he backtracked on his net-zero pledges, saying he does ‘support what the…
More parents will be denied their first choice school under Labour’s education reforms, government admits_Nhy
More students are set to miss out on their first choice school under Labour’s new education reforms, the government has admitted. Councils are being handed more powers to force academies to slash places, in a bid to stop numbers in…
Hands off our cash ISAs! Chancellor warned proposal to slash amount that can be put in tax-free accounts could hurt savers AND trigger a mortgage crisis_Nhy
Rachel Reeves was last night warned that axing tax-free saving pots could crash the mortgage markets. The Chancellor has been lobbied by City bosses in recent weeks about scaling back the tax breaks on cash Isas used by eight million savers…