Labour’s inheritance tax raid on family farms could turn them into ‘net zero forests’ used by foreign firms for carbon offsetting instead of food, landowners claim_Nhy
Labour’s plan to force farmers to pay inheritance tax on agricultural land could see it taken out of food production by foreign firms who use it for carbon offsetting, a leading landowners organisation has claimed. The head of the Country and…
Rachel Reeves ‘will saddle Zara Tindall with a huge inheritance tax bill’: No escape for the royals from Labour’s raid on farms as critics claim it will turn the countryside into ‘Net Zero forests’_Nhy
Princess Anne‘s Gatcombe Park estate is believed to fall foul of Labour’s new inheritance tax rules – while fellow farmers the King and Prince William are exempt. The 730-acre site and Grade II-listed house near Stroud in in Gloucestershire has now served as the…
David Lammy refuses to back down on branding Donald Trump a ‘neo-Nazi sympathiser’ in the past – but insists they can now find ‘common ground’_Nhy
David Lammy has refused to back down on branding US President-elect Donald Trump a ‘neo-Nazi sympathiser’ in the past, as he insists it’s ‘old news’. The Foreign Secretary has come under intense scrutiny for comments he made in 2018 when he described Trump as a…
Moment Labour minister squirms on TV as Question Time audience member bluntly tells her the Budget has ‘screwed a lot of people over’_Nhy
This is the moment Labour‘s Sarah Jones felt the pressure as a Question Time audience member bluntly told her the Budget had ‘screwed a lot of people over’. The Minister of State for Industry was grilled on last night’s showing as…
Keir Starmer denies he was too left-wing to get on with Donald Trump – as his Government faces more embarrassment over Labour MPs’ controversial comments about the US president-elect_Nhy
Sir Keir Starmer last night denied he was too left-wing to get on with Donald Trump as the Government faced more embarrassment over Labour MPs’ previous comments about the returning President. The Prime Minister insisted they had a positive phone call after this week’s…
Trump disaster for Labour: Rachel Reeves pleads with president-elect not to impose trade tariffs amid fears of hit to UK growth – as Starmer scrambles to rebuild ties after row over backing for Harris_Nhy
Rachel Reeves today pleaded with Donald Trump not to go ahead with trade tariffs amid fears of a hammer blow to UK growth. The Chancellor said she would make ‘strong representations’ to the president-elect about the damage a protectionist regime would inflict. Ahead…
Cabinet minister repeatedly dodges over whether Donald Trump has ‘Neo-Nazi sympathies’ in toe-curling interview as Keir Starmer desperately tries to smooth over Labour jibes at president-elect_Nhy
A Cabinet minister repeatedly dodged over whether Donald Trump has ‘Neo-Nazi sympathies’ today as Labour grapples with the Republican’s huge election win. Pat McFadden sidestepped three times when asked in an interview to disown jibes previously levelled by colleague David Lammy. The awkward…
Keir Starmer offers Donald Trump ‘fond’ and ‘hearty’ congratulations in gushing phone call as he desperately tries to smooth over Labour backing Harris_Nhy
Keir Starmer has offered Donald Trump ‘hearty’ congratulations for his stunning election win as he scrambles to smooth over tensions. The PM paid gushing tribute in a phone call last night, including ‘fondly’ reminiscing about an introductory dinner they had in New York…
Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats’ children following Labour’s VAT raid_Nhy
The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to offer discounted fees to diplomats’ children amid Labour’s tax raid. Many parents working for the department send their youngsters to British boarding schools while they undertake postings in other countries. Data…
Kemi stepped into the chamber with her Clint Eastwood gait – one small woman against a bawling horde: QUENTIN LETTS watches new Tory leader’s first PMQs_Nhy
Well that was different. At six minutes to noon the chamber’s rear double-doors were flung open and in stepped Clint Eastwood. In a manner of speaking. The gait was certainly the same, even if Clint never wore his hair in…