Fury as Angela Rayner seizes control of plans for 8,400-home new ‘garden town’ in Kent so she has final say instead of ‘totally gobsmacked’ locals_Nhy
Angela Rayner has enraged locals after taking control of a garden town plan just as councillors were preparing to block the development for thousands of homes. The Housing Secretary stepped in as Swale Borough Council was making the decision on whether…
Calling people without jobs ‘economically inactive’ is ‘terrible’ because they are ‘real human beings’ says Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall_Nhy
Labour’s new Work and Pensions Secretary has complained that it is ‘terrible’ to call people who are unemployed and not trying to find a job ‘economically inactive’, because they are ‘human beings’ Liz Kendall told MPs she did not like…
Labour minister slaps down union over ‘1970s’ demand for a four-day week for civil servants: Emma Reynolds blasts PCS over call for an extra day off to prevent workers pulling a sickie_Nhy
A senior Labour minister slapped down a trade union today over its demand that civil servants be allowed to work a four-day week without losing and pay. Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds lashed out at the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union…
Cabinet split on ‘disastrous’ inheritance tax raid on farms as Rachel Reeves slaps down calls for rethink_Nhy
Cabinet tensions have surfaced today over Rachel Reeves‘ dramatic Budget raid on farms. The Chancellor used her package last month to impose inheritance tax on previously exempt agricultural estates worth over £1million, at a rate of 20 per cent. But farmers have warned…
How much could YOUR council tax go up by in April? What average bills might look like across the country after Starmer gave green light to 5% rises_Nhy
Families are bracing for more eye-watering council tax rises next year after Keir Starmer signalled the cap will be 5 per cent. Local authorities will be able to hike bills by nearly three times the current rate of inflation after Downing Street confirmed the ceiling. That…
Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warns Labour is threatening force with ‘eye-watering cuts’_Nhy
The head of Britain’s biggest police force has warned the Labour government is threatening it with ‘eye-watering’ cuts to services. Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told of being ‘deeply troubled’ by initial discussions so far with ministers and officials following the Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘s Budget last month….
Labour’s tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS – as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site_Nhy
Labour’s tax raid on private tuition fees is in disarray as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on the official UK tax website. Schools logging on have been told they must have a ‘company number’ to register, but because…
Labour-run Wales is told to ban dogs from parts of the countryside as amid plans to rid the country of racism by 2030: ‘Virtue-signalling nonsense’, say Tories_Nhy
Labour-run Wales has been told to ban dogs from parts of the countryside amid plans to rid the country of racism by 2030. The recommendation has partly been driven by environmental groups as Labour’s devolved administration sets out plans to…
Labour have ‘broken their promises’ on not raising council tax, Tories say – after ministers signed off a £110 hike in bills next year_Nhy
Council tax bills are set to jump by an average of £110 next year after ministers gave the green light to inflation-busting rises. Downing Street said councils will be allowed to hike bills by up to 5 per cent to help…
Rachel Reeves’ £25 billion tax raid employers’ National Insurance contributions could force GP practices to close, doctors warn_Nhy
Labour’s National Insurance hike is an ‘existential threat’ to GP surgeries, leading doctors warned last night. The British Medical Association is the latest body to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ £25 billion tax raid on employers’ National Insurance contributions. In a strongly-worded…