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King Charles and Prime Minister Keir Starmer face demands to pay astonishing £200bn in reparations over UK’s role in the slave trade

King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer are set to face demands for the UK to pay an astonishing £200 billion in compensation for its role in the slave trade when they attend a Commonwealth summit later this month. A group of 15 Caribbean…

Rachel Reeves warned she risks derailing fragile economic recovery with high-tax Budget

Labour plans to ramp up government borrowing are already “spooking investors”, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned. Rachel Reeves giving a speech at the Treasury days after becoming Chancellor (Image: PA) Economist Julian Jessop fears if the Chancellor delivers a high-taxes budget later this…

Cut foreign aid not winter fuel payments for pensioners, says Lee Anderson

This leaves millions fearful of freezing this winter or choosing between heating and eating. Labour’s own research concluded winter fuel cuts could kill up to 4,000 elderly. Even this discovery hasn’t curbed their determination. Reform MP Lee Anderson (Image: Getty) Keir…

Keir Starmer could be about to betray Brexit — this is how he would do it

Sir Keir Starmer has consistently said he has no plans for the UK to rejoin the EU single market, customs union, or freedom of movement policy. Keir Starmer could be about to betray Brexit (Image: PA) Little wonder. Even before the election the…

Business leaders raise concern over new workers’ rights laws

Business leaders warned that new workers’ rights laws unveiled by the government posed “big risks” for small firms. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner (Image: Getty) Ministers published legislation that will give employees the right to sick pay on their first day…

Sadiq Khan savaged over London tube advert showing Muslim preacher burning dollars

Sadiq Khan has been put on the spot over Transport for London’s decision to allow adverts on Tube trains and buses depicting a controversial Islamic preacher holding a briefcase containing US dollars in flames. The transport authority, which is overseen by…

Labour humiliated in by-election defeats as support plummets across the country

Labour was dealt further proof of their growing unpopularity as they lost a swathe of council seats on Thursday night, with their vote share dropping across the country. Across 19 council by-elections, Labour lost four seats and the Tories gained four seats,…

War veteran, 99, challenges Keir Starmer to end ‘frozen pensions’ scandal

Anne Puckridge is no stranger to tough challenges, having helped defeat the Nazi’s by breaking codes during the Second World War. Anne Puckridge – Frozen pension payments case study (Image: End Frozen Pensions Campaign Group) Now, approaching her 100th birthday, she is…

Britain is burning and Keir Starmer has been holding the matches for 99 days

Britain is spiralling into chaos under Labour’s disastrous first 100 days. After the Tories were rightly trashed in the last general election for their incompetence, the British public hoped for a fresh start. Instead, we’ve been plunged into deeper dysfunction. Keir Starmer…

Bam! Angela Rayner’s big mouth has cost the UK £1bn, just like that

Too many in the Labour party are keen on striking poses that will please the trade unions and party faithful, and they don’t seem to care about the consequences. Angela Rayner is right at the top of that list. She…