Fears Labour’s national insurance raid and wage hikes could help send more councils bust as they plead for £8bn extra from government_Nhy
Fears have been raised that Labour’s policies could help send more councils to the wall as they plead for extra funding. In a submission to the Treasury’s spending review, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned authorities are facing an £8billion…
Keir Starmer and David Lammy must not kowtow to China for the sake of economic growth, Labour MPs privately warn_Nhy
Keir Starmer and David Lammy must not kowtow to China for the sake of economic growth, Labour MPs have privately warned. The Foreign Secretary was joined by Cabinet Minister Pat McFadden as he met China’s foreign affairs minister Wang Yi for a ‘robust and constructive’ discussion on…
Protest over Labour’s tax raid on farms forces Starmer to cut short housing visit – as ministers admit Greenfield sites could be used for a DOZEN new towns under building blitz_Nhy
Protesting farmers forced Keir Starmer to cut short a visit to a housing site today – as ministers admitted Greenfield sites could be used for Labour’s building drive. The PM had to abandon media interviews as he unveiled plans for the ‘largest…
Out with the old? Chancellor Rachel Reeves swaps paintings of former prime ministers at No 11 for abstract Covid artworks_Nhy
Rachel Reeves has brought in abstract artworks commemorating the Covid lockdowns to replace paintings of former prime ministers in No 11 Downing Street. Before Labour came to power, the lavish state room was filled with portraits of monarchs and former chancellors David…
Kemi Badenoch makes the nasal knight sound like a broad-brush bluffer_Nhy
Prime Minister’s Questions may have seen ostensible agreement between Kemi Badenoch and Sir Keir Starmer about the latest duff judicial finding, but you would not have known it from Labour MPs’ crazed braying. Once again we saw the short, earnest form of Mrs Badenoch flinging herself against…
Labour faces a growing backlash from the left for preventing illegal immigrants gaining British citizenship_Nhy
Labour is facing a backlash from the left for preventing illegal immigrants gaining British citizenship. The Home Office has quietly introduced new rules that mean anyone now applying to become a UK citizen will ‘normally be refused’ if they ‘previously entered the UK…
Official figures expected to show Britain is on the brink of a recession TODAY – as OBR watchdog warns Rachel Reeves is on course to break her own ‘fiddled’ Budget rules_Nhy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned by official forecasters that she is on course to break her own ‘fiddled’ Budget rules – paving the way for spending cuts or more tax rises. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has downgraded its UK growth outlook,…
eform chief Nigel Farage blasts Home Office boasting of removing 19,000 illegals since Labour came in with Trump-style raid videos – saying with an estimated 600,000 in London alone the apparent clampdown is ‘FEEBLE’_Nhy
Reform UK chief Nigel Farage has blasted the Home Office after it boasted about removing 19,000 illegals, calling the clampdown ‘feeble’. The Home Office yesterday released rarely seen images of migrants being deported to their home countries as it sought to project a…
Could judge U-turn wreck assisted dying Bill? ‘More than 100’ MPs ready to shift position after High Court safeguard dropped_Nhy
Hopes are rising that a new law legalising assisted dying could be defeated by MPs unhappy at plans to ‘water down’ safeguards. Politicians across the Commons who had previously backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill said they…
Wes Streeting backs new health minister Ashley Dalton who says people should be able to identify as Llamas_Nhy
Wes Streeting yesterday backed a new health minister who said that people can self-identify as a llama. The Heath Secretary was confronted in the Commons about remarks by Ashley Dalton, who was appointed a new minister in his department by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday….