Diane Abbott and Sir Edward Leigh warn that plan to legalise assisted dying will put vulnerable people at risk as they ask to reject proposal ahead of next week’s Commons vote_Nhy
Britain’s two longest-serving MPs have come together from opposite ends of the political spectrum to urge the Commons to reject the proposed law that would legalise assisted suicide. Left-wing Labour veteran Diane Abbott and Tory Sir Edward Leigh made the highly unusual joint intervention…
Millions hit with mortgage blow due to bigger-than-expected rise in inflation – crushing hops of interest rate cut_Nhy
Interest rate cut hopes were crushed yesterday after a bigger-than-expected rise in inflation to a six-month high – in a blow to millions of borrowers. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation climbed to 2.3 per cent in October, its highest…
More than 40% of Britons think they are worse off since Labour was elected, poll reveals_Nhy
Two in five Britons think they are worse off since Labour was elected, a damning new poll has revealed. A majority of voters (56 per cent) believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, and only 28 per cent expect to…
QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: Rayner blustered at Tory Boy’s canny question… Grendel’s Mother taken by surprise_Nhy
We had a Buddhist monk in an upstairs gallery for PMQs. He was the first I have seen here since the Dalai Lama gave evidence to the foreign affairs select committee in 2008. Back then I asked His Holiness what he kept in…
Moment Angela Rayner refuses to rule out MORE hikes to inheritance tax while standing in for Starmer at PMQs – dismissing ‘scaremongering’ about hit to farmers_Nhy
Angela Rayner faced a backlash for refusing to rule out more hikes to inheritance tax today as she dismissed the outcry from farmers. Standing in for Keir Starmer at PMQs, Ms Rayner hit out at ‘scaremongering’ over how many will be hit by…
Fury as Labour announces massive military cuts while Putin threatens WWIII: Helicopters, assault ships, a frigate and drones will all be axed despite warnings it will send wrong message to Britain’s enemies_Nhy
Labour has announced swingeing cuts to the UK’s defence capabilities even as Britain is being dragged closer into direct conflict with Russia. In a shocking move which sent alarming signals to the Kremlin, 31 frontline helicopters and a pair of Commando assault…
Emotional NFU leader says farmers have been ‘stabbed in the back’ by Labour’s inheritance tax raid as minister insists protesters are wrong about how many will be hit after 13,000 descended on Westminster_Nhy
Farmers have been ‘stabbed in the back’ by Labour’s inheritance tax raid on their land, the president of the NFU said as 13,000 swapped the countryside for the capital to vent their fury. An emotional Tom Bradshaw told members gathered for…
Keir Starmer’s new borders chief vows to cut small boat crossings to ‘zero’ and ‘hold the system to account’ to stop Channel migrants_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer’s new borders chief has vowed to cut small boat crossings to ‘zero’. Martin Hewitt, the head of Labour’s new Border Security Command (BSC), said he recognised there would be ‘scepticism’ about the Government’s plans to combat the Channel…
Keir Starmer risks an early rift with Donald Trump after PM calls for ‘respectful’ UK-China relations as he becomes first PM to meet Xi Jinping since 2018 at G20 summit_Nhy
China’s communist president yesterday praised Labour’s plans for the economy as Sir Keir Starmer pushed for a new ‘respectful’ relationship with Beijing. In an extraordinary thawing of relations, Xi Jinping borrowed Labour’s favourite slogan to praise Sir Keir for working to ‘fix the foundations’ of the…
Keir Starmer is poised to support assisted dying Bill – as Cabinet divisions grow ahead of crucial Parliamentary vote_Nhy
Keir Starmer is poised to back plans to legalise assisted suicide when MPs hold a landmark vote on the issue this month. The Prime Minister yesterday confirmed for the first time that he will take part in the crunch Commons vote…