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Rachel Reeves given devastating verdict by voters in new poll_Nhy

Half of Britons think Rachel Reeves is doing a bad job as Chancellor (Image: Getty) Britons have delivered a devastating verdict on Rachel Reeves’s record as Chancellor with just 15% saying she is doing a good job and nearly seven out…

Wes Streeting’s allies have ‘infiltrated’ No10 and are now ‘running the party’ in anticipation of future leadership bid_Nhy

Allies of Wes Streeting have ‘infiltrated’ Government and are ready to back him in a future leadership contest, insiders have claimed. The ambitious Health Secretary has a loyal ‘network’ already within Downing Street, across government departments and in Labour’s ruling body, the National Executive…

Still want to lower the voting age Sir Keir? Mail on Sunday poll reveals a third of 16 and 17-year-olds would back Nigel Farage’s Reform party in the next election_Nhy

Labour‘s plans to lower the voting age to 16 would be a boost for Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK Party, according to an exclusive poll for The Mail on Sunday. No 10’s plans to add 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-old voters to…

Met Police keep pro-Palestine protesters and Israel supporters apart as thousands join latest Gaza demo march to US’s London Embassy_Nhy

Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors marched through the capital on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations seen in London since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. Demonstrators holding Palestinian flags and placards gathered in Whitehall and marched to the US Embassy in Vauxhall,…

Private boarding school charging £33,000-a-year that taught Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees to close after Labour’s VAT bombshell_Nhy

A private boarding school which charges £33,000 a year and was attended by Britain’s Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees is the latest to be forced to close following Labour’s bombshell VAT plans. Bedstone College in Bucknell, Shropshire, which was set up by the…

Fury as babies and toddlers to be hit with £1.25-a-night tourist tax in Welsh holiday hotspot – amid fears children will miss out on ‘life-changing’ experiences_Nhy

Babies and toddlers are set to be hit with a tourist tax after the Labour-run Welsh government rejected calls for an exemption. The £1.25-a-night levy will apply to guests at hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation in Wales under proposals by…

Labour’s Jacqui Smith ‘told fellow Question Time panellist ‘oh do shut up” after he accused her of ‘lying to the British people’ over small boat migrants crisis_Nhy

A Labour minister reportedly told a fellow Question Time panellist to ‘shut up’ when he accused her of lying to the British people about the small boats crisis. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and GB News‘ Matt Goodwin clashed as they went head-to-head…

Interactive map shows where cash-guzzling councils will increase parking charges by up to 300 per cent for millions of residents already facing council tax hikes_Nhy

Millions of motorists face ‘stealth taxes’ in the form of higher parking charges as councils seek to make up budget shortfalls. A Mail audit has found at least 20 councils plan to increase parking costs in their car parks and…

Ed Miliband promises permanent fracking ban just days after huge gas field is found that ‘could fuel Britain for a decade’_Nhy

Ed Miliband is reportedly determined to keep Labour‘s promise to ‘ban fracking for good’ – despite the discovery of a giant UK gas field that could provide a decade of fuel. The Energy Secretary said yesterday he would stick to his party’s manifesto…

Blow to farmers as Labour considers crackdown on shotgun ownership_Nhy

Labour has been accused of a new attack on farmers after ministers said they would consult on whether to make it more difficult to own shotguns. Home Office minister Diana Johnson said that the Government would look at aligning the rules…