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”….
I’ve voted Labour all my life but can’t forgive ‘freebie’ Starmer for Winter Fuel raid’_Nhy
Linda Southall never believed that Labour would take her Winter Fuel Payment away (Image: Getty) Linda, 67, was so into Labour politics that she would take a week off work simply to watch the party’s annual conference. Yet she still couldn’t…
Labour accused of ‘a naïve attempt to suck up to China’ as David Lammy arrives in Beijing amid claims ministers have gone soft over Uyghur ‘genocide’_Nhy
Labour was accused of ‘a naïve attempt to suck up to China’ today as foreign secretary David Lammy arrived in Beijing for talks. The Foreign Secretary has been accused of backtracking on plans for the UK to formally recognise China‘s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority as genocide….
Rachel Reeves to hammer families in Budget by ‘cutting inheritance tax and stamp duty relief’ while upping fuel duty to help fill Treasury coffers (and vaping will cost more too)_Nhy
Middle class families appear to be facing a Budget pummelling from Rachel Reeves as she looks to end tax breaks in a scramble for cash. The Chancellor will reportedly end a temporary increase to the stamp duty threshold, landing buyers with a…
Entire nursery classes will be hit by Labour VAT raid on private schools – despite pledge to exempt them from planned tax_Nhy
Entire nursery classes will be drawn into Labour‘s VAT raid on independent schools, HMRC documents have confirmed. The tax will apply to private schools that keep five-year-olds back a year because of developmental issues. The documents show VAT applies to all private school classes containing…
Elon Musk joins Republican ‘outrage’ as UK’s Labour Party sends 100 staff to help Dems win in swing states_Nhy
Elon Musk has joined Republicans in their outrage after the UK’s Labour Party is set to send 100 staff to help Democrats in swing states. Activists from Keir Starmer‘s party will spend the next fortnight canvassing for Kamala Harris in four key states ahead of the November 5 election….
Chancellor set to raise fuel duty by 7p a litre after a 14-year freeze – adding £3.85 to the cost of filling an average family car_Nhy
Fuel duty is set to rise by up to 7p a litre as Rachel Reeves scrambles for cash in this month’s Budget. Whitehall sources say the Chancellor will not renew a ‘temporary’ 5p cut in fuel duty, which is due to end…
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour’s cynicism returns to haunt it_Nhy
The embarrassing mess Rachel Reeves finds herself in over the forthcoming Budget is a direct consequence of Labour’s dishonesty during the election campaign. She and Sir Keir Starmer insisted their commitments were fully costed and that it would be possible to boost public spending…
Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China tomorrow as Tories demand he takes a tough line on Taiwan, human rights abuses and spying_Nhy
David Lammy will make his first visit China tomorrow as Tories demand he takes a tough line. The Foreign Secretary is due in Beijing for two days with the government committing to challenge the regime on human rights violations and the tensions over Taiwan. Keir Starmer has outlined the…
Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were held by Tory government could be given permission to remain by Labour_Nhy
Almost 63,000 asylum seekers whose cases were placed on hold by the Tories could be granted permission to stay in Britain under Labour. A report by the Refugee Council predicts a significant increase in granted claims thanks to changes brought in by…