Kemi Badenoch vows ‘lower taxes, better services’ at Tory local election campaign launch as she says Nigel Farage’s Reform ‘have never run anything’_Nhy
Kemi Badenoch vowed lower taxes and better services by Conservative councils as she launched the party’s local election campaign today – with a swipe at Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK. Ms Badenoch admitted that the Tories were likely to lose seats on May 1, having…
Bank of England holds interest rates at 4.5% amid ‘Stagflation’ fears: Cuts paused as wages surge despite economic slowdown driven by Labour’s tax raid and Trump’s trade war_Nhy
The Bank of England snubbed pleas for interest rate cuts today amid fears inflation is still a threat. The Monetary Policy Committee announced the base rate is being kept on hold at 4.5 per cent after its latest meeting. The members had been given…
Here comes the council tax pain! Average bills are set to soar by an inflation-busting 5% this year – so how much more will YOU be paying?_Nhy
Struggling households are facing inflation-busting council tax rises next month – with the overwhelming majority imposing the maximum allowed. Average bills are set to soar 5 per cent in the coming year, with the typical Band D cost in England…
Racing through Net Zero plans ‘could wipe 10 per cent off the GDP and crash Britain’s economy’, leaked documents show_Nhy
Leaked documents have shown the Government’s Net Zero plans could wipe 10 per cent off economic growth by the end of the decade. The documents show Labour’s proposal could lead to a financial crash and a huge rise in the…
Sir Keir Starmer reveals he is watching Adolescence at home with his teenage children – after calls for it to be shown in schools_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he is watching Adolescence as calls grow for the hit Netflix mini-series to be shown in schools. The thriller starring Stephen Graham, who is also a co-writer, centres on 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) who is accused of murdering…
Welfare reforms are ‘all pain, no gain’: Labour hopes for £5billion in savings – but it could be 2% of that, study says_Nhy
Labour’s welfare crackdown will be ‘all pain, no gain’ because it delivers ‘no significant savings’, a report warned yesterday. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall triggered a Labour backlash this week with plans for welfare reforms designed to save the…
More than half of adults are reliant on the state to make ends meet, study suggests – amid growing ‘culture of dependency’_Nhy
More than half of British adults are reliant on the state to make ends meet, a study suggests, amid a growing ‘culture of dependency’. This includes nearly one in four adults – or 12.6million – whose livelihood is dependent on the…
No-show Nigel: Farage misses PMQs and uses prep time ahead of Reform’s local election campaign to front $450-a-seat Trump fundraiser in Florida_Nhy
On Monday Nigel Farage said he was excited to play a part in Reform UK’s campaign for the upcoming local elections. He told reporters he had 30 events booked in ‘all around the country in the run-up’ to the May 1 votes,…
Nigel Farage’s Reform leapfrogs Tories in Scotland with new record high support that puts it on course to win 14 Holyrood seats in next year’s election_Nhy
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has recorded its highest level of support in a Scottish poll, suggesting it could be on course to win 14 seats at Holyrood next year. A new poll by Survation has the hard right party leapfrogging…
Too little, too late? More than a MILLION Brits face losing thousands of pounds in disability benefits as Liz Kendall defies Labour fury in desperate bid to cut £5bn from ‘failing’ system_Nhy
More than a million Brits face losing large sums in benefits after Liz Kendall defied Labour fury to impose cuts – but was warned she has not gone far enough. In a highly-anticipated Commons statement, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz…