Rachel Reeves is urged to stage a £2 billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots in the Budget by slashing amount which can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to stage a £2billion raid on better-off savers’ pension pots by slashing the amount that can be withdrawn as a tax-free lump sum. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it was ‘hard to justify’ the…
Keir Starmer accused of ‘shocking betrayal’ on winter fuel allowance as he suffers first defeat in House of Lords with peers passing motion slamming the plan
Keir Starmer suffered his first defeat in the House of Lords last night as peers condemned the winter fuel payment axe. A motion ‘regretting’ the controversial move to strip the allowance from 10million pensioners was passed by 164 votes to 132. Although…
SNP chief torn apart with four-word question over plans to copy Labour’s Winter Fuel cut
The SNP have been slammed over their decision to copy Labour’s cruel cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance north of the border. While Labour’s policy in Westminster will have funding implications for Scotland, the question of whether to continue funding universal…
Keir Starmer’s warped priorities seem increasingly contemptuous of ordinary Britons
Disillusion with our political system is rife. A key reason is that people feel that our politicians take us for fools as they peddle their destructive policies or spin their webs of deceit. In an illuminating essay written in 1946,…
Keir Starmer is ‘hiding’ number of pensioner deaths expected after winter fuel cuts
Keir Starmer was accused of hiding information about how many pensioners are expected to die following cuts to the winter fuel allowance. The Prime Minister refused to say if the number would be higher or lower than the 4,000 deaths…
Nigel Farage breaks silence to share bizarre view on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate
The Reform UK leader – responding to one of the stand out moments in last night’s Presidential debate between Mr Trump and Kamala Harris – said he “always grabs the headlines”. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during…
Nigel Farage slams ‘failure of democracy’ after Reform MPs blocked from key roles
Nigel Farage has slammed a “failure of democracy” after Reform MPs were blocked from sitting on any of Parliament’s Select Committees. MP for Clacton and Leader of Reform, Nigel Farage is interviewed by The Daily Express Political Edit (Image: Adam Gerrard…
PMQs: Nigel Farage blasts Keir Starmer over two-tier policing as MPs shout ‘shame!’
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused the Prime Minister of presiding over a two-tier policing and prisons system in a furious Commons clash. Around 1,750 people were expected to be let out on Tuesday in a bid to ease overcrowding. The Reform leader said at Prime…
Keir Starmer’s next attack on pensioners exposed as he refuses to rule out two betrayals
Sir Keir Starmer is under major fire this afternoon after he refused to rule out clobbering pensioners even more in the forthcoming Budget. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Tory MP Louie French rose to demand answers around rumours the government may be planning…
Labour voters give damning verdict on winter fuel cuts: ‘Scandalous and mean!’
Labour voters have slammed Sir Keir Starmer’s winter fuel payment cut in damning new polling. A snap study of members of the public by pollsters JL Partners saw one backer of Sir Keir’s party brand the policy “scandalous and mean”. Sir Keir Starmer…