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Labour accused of ‘power grab’ with vote to boot out hereditary peers in order to ‘parachute in their cronies’_Nhy

Labour was accused of a ‘power grab’ yesterday as its bid to banish hereditary peers was backed by MPs. It wants to end the right of hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, believing places should not be ‘reserved for those…

Sue Gray exposed as role in Taylor Swift freebie row laid bare

Sue Gray had direct talks with Taylor Swift’s mother regarding the pop star’s VVIP security when she was in the UK, according to reports. Sue Gray was involved in talks surrounding Taylor Swift’s security, reports say (Image: Getty) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing…

Rachel Reeves gives biggest hint yet on what she’s plotting to fill UK ‘£22bn black hole’

Rachel Reeves has dismissed fears looming tax hikes will hit business investments in Britain. Rachel Reeves has admitted the Budget will be (Image: Getty) The Chancellor said bosses “get” that she must increase tax receipts – as she all-but-confirmed employer national…

Kirstie Allsopp slates UK home buying system and asks ‘who is going to sort it out?’_Nhy

TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp took to X to share her thoughts on the current state of buying a home in the UK. The presenter wrote: “Our home purchase system is f*****. The Tories couldn’t be bothered to reform it, and our new Government…

Rachel Reeves under pressure to change tax thresholds after state pension rise

Rachel Reeves is facing pressure to increase tax thresholds after pensioners were dragged a step closer to paying income tax. Chancellor Rachel Reeves under pressure over budget (Image: Getty) Higher than expected wage growth means that under the triple lock, the state pension will…

Labour sending ‘wrong message’ to Putin after £160m cut to next-gen fighter jet program

The futuristic stealth jet being developed by the UK to bring the RAF’s Eurofighter fleet into the 21st century could be scrapped, unless Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government reverses a huge £160 million cut to the project, as well as other…

Labour sending ‘wrong message’ to Putin after £160m cut to next-gen fighter jet program_Nhy

Labour cuts to the defence budget could see the end of the UK’s ‘Tempest’ fighter jet project (Image: Getty) The futuristic stealth jet being developed by the UK to bring the RAF’s Eurofighter fleet into the 21st century could be scrapped,…

Keir Starmer accused of ‘weakening’ Britain by pushing for UN Security Council reform

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed by critics and accused of diluting Britain’s global influence after he made a proposal to increase the number of permanent members sitting on the UN Security Council. Sir Keir Starmer has come…

Keir Starmer drops another heavy hint that he WILL raise national insurance in Budget… but claims it WON’T break Labour manifesto

Keir Starmer has insisted that hiking national insurance for employers in the Budget would not break the Labour manifesto. In a heavy hint at the pain to come in the fiscal package, the PM said the election document was ‘very clear’…

Now Rachel Reeves is planning to unveil £50billion in tax rises and spending cuts in new Budget, insiders warn

Tax rises and spending cuts in this month’s Budget could total £50billion – double the figure previously thought. Whitehall sources said Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil measures far in excess of the £25billion tax rises suggested by the Institute for…