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Keir Starmer makes shocking confession over decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments

Ministers failed to carry out a specific impact assessment on the scrapping of the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners, Sir Keir Starmer has admitted. His deputy spokesperson also said the only assessment made before the policy announcement was a standard legal one…

One part of the UK facing ‘double tax rise’ as Rachel Reeves warned over ‘real problem’

Scottish taxpayers are set to face a double tax misery this autumn. Scots will face a tax rise from both the Labour government in Westminster and the SNP government in Holyrood, as both parties struggle to plug the financial gaps in their spending plans. There are…

Nigel Farage slams Labour MP ‘bullying’ him and Lee Anderson: ‘Picked the wrong people!’

Nigel Farage has insited he will not be bullied by a Labour frontbencher trying to clampdown on MPs’ second jobs in the media. NIgel Farage appearing on GB News this evening (Image: GB News) The Reform leader and Lee Anderson host…

Rachel Reeves is urged to stage a £2 billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots in the Budget by slashing amount which can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to stage a £2billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots by slashing the amount that can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it was ‘hard to justify’ the…

Keir Starmer accused of ‘shocking betrayal’ on winter fuel allowance as he suffers first defeat in House of Lords with peers passing motion slamming the plan

Keir Starmer suffered his first defeat in the House of Lords last night as peers condemned the winter fuel payment axe. A motion ‘regretting’ the controversial move to strip the allowance from 10million pensioners was passed by 164 votes to 132. Although…

SNP chief torn apart with four-word question over plans to copy Labour’s Winter Fuel cut

The SNP have been slammed over their decision to copy Labour’s cruel cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance north of the border. While Labour’s policy in Westminster will have funding implications for Scotland, the question of whether to continue funding universal…

Keir Starmer’s warped priorities seem increasingly contemptuous of ordinary Britons

Disillusion with our political system is rife. A key reason is that people feel that our politicians take us for fools as they peddle their destructive policies or spin their webs of deceit. In an illuminating essay written in 1946,…

Keir Starmer is ‘hiding’ number of pensioner deaths expected after winter fuel cuts

Keir Starmer was accused of hiding information about how many pensioners are expected to die following cuts to the winter fuel allowance. The Prime Minister refused to say if the number would be higher or lower than the 4,000 deaths…

Nigel Farage breaks silence to share bizarre view on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate

The Reform UK leader – responding to one of the stand out moments in last night’s Presidential debate between Mr Trump and Kamala Harris – said he “always grabs the headlines”. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during…

Nigel Farage slams ‘failure of democracy’ after Reform MPs blocked from key roles

Nigel Farage has slammed a “failure of democracy” after Reform MPs were blocked from sitting on any of Parliament’s Select Committees. MP for Clacton and Leader of Reform, Nigel Farage is interviewed by The Daily Express Political Edit (Image: Adam Gerrard…