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Labour has let slip what we knew all along on winter fuel payments – Mel Stride_Nhy

Shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride (Image: Getty) The Government aren’t processing one in five pension credit claims within 50 working days, and that’s before the expected surge in applications for this winter. That means some pensioners will suffer the uncertainty of…

Labour may hike inheritance tax to 50% and tax every gift you get in brutal Budget raid_Nhy

Labour refuses to say what it will do to inheritance tax but it may have big plans (Image: Getty) Labour is yet to reveal its plans for the controversial “death tax”, but with PM Keir Starmer pledging not to raise taxes on “working…

Labour could be forced to reopen asylum hotels as migrant numbers surge – despite manifesto pledges to ‘end’ the policy and save the taxpayer ‘billions’_Nhy

Thousands of extra hotel beds for migrants are set to be hired in a major humiliation for the Labour government. The Home Office faces the prospect of splurging taxpayers’ money on additional accommodation amid rising levels of Channel small-boat arrivals. Some migrant hotels previously…

Rachel Reeves ‘could need £40BILLION of tax hikes and spending cuts’ in Budget bombshell after public sector pay splurge – as businesses warn that raiding national insurance will be Labour’s ‘poll tax’ moment_Nhy

Rachel Reeves may need an eye-watering £40billion of tax hikes and spending cuts in the Budget, it was revealed today. The Chancellor is said to be looking for the enormous sum to balance the books and bolster services after Labour‘s splurge on…

More than 170 migrants cross English Channel in small boats as it’s revealed more have arrived since Labour took over than entered under the Tory government this year_Nhy

Border Force officers have intercepted more than 170 migrants trying to cross the English Channel in dinghies. It brings the total number of arrivals picked up making the dangerous crossing to 27,509 so far this year – compared to 26,116 people at…

Bungling Keir Starmer calls Rishi Sunak ‘Prime Minister’ AGAIN as they trade blows at PMQs – despite having been in No10 for three months_Nhy

Keir Starmer referred to Rishi Sunak as ‘Prime Minister’ again today as they clashed in the Commons. The premier has repeatedly appeared muddled about whether the Tory leader is still in power since his crushing election victory in July. And despite marking his 100 day…

There will be no second chance’: Kemi Badenoch suggests electing rival Robert Jenrick as Tory leader instead of her would be the ‘end’ of the party as voting begins_Nhy

Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch today warned Tories that failing to make her leader could spell the end of the Conservative Party. In a broadside at her rival Robert Jenrick she said the defeated party has ‘one chance’ to select the right leader. In an interview with…

Robert Jenrick says benefits bill should be slashed by £12billion to free up cash for a 2p income tax cut for workers ahead of Tory leadership vote_Nhy

The UK’s benefits bill should be reduced to pre-pandemic levels to allow ministers to cut income tax by 2p in the pound, Robert Jenrick said today. The Tory leadership candidate laid out his vision for Britain’s economy in a wide-ranging speech extoling the virtues…

Keir Starmer is accused of dropping plan for crackdown on China spies at PMQs as Tories demand Foreign Secretary takes tough stance on trip to Beijing this week_Nhy

Keir Starmer faced demands to be tougher on China today as he clashed with Rishi Sunak at PMQs. The premier was accused by the Tory leader of dropping plans for a register of individuals and bodies ‘influenced’ by foreign states. He was also urged to ensure Foreign…

Keir Starmer told he’s ‘making it up as he goes along’ at PMQs as he’s met with groans_Nhy

Keir Starmer was met by a wave of groans at Prime Minister’s Questions, causing him to stumble and stutter, as he continued blaming the Tories for his decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments. Sir Keir was questioned by Welsh MP Ann Davies…