Keir Starmer under fire as he’s accused of ‘abandoning North’ in growth scramble
Boris Johnson made raising prosperity beyond London a central goal (Image: Getty) Labour is accused of backing major investments in the South of England while neglecting the North and abandoning Boris Johnson’s goal of “levelling up” the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s spring…
Rachel Reeves’ capital gains tax raid branded ‘ridiculous’ after £23bn hole forecast
Rachel Reeves’ changes to CGT are set to come into force next week (Image: Getty) The budget watchdog has warned the Chancellor’s move to raise capital gains tax will leave a £23 billion hole in the public purse. Analysis of official…
Rachel Reeves nightmare as UK families told to brace for £1,000 tax hammer blow
Families across the UK are being told to brace for a tax hammer blow (Image: AP) Rachel Reeves is facing a political nightmare as hard-working families across the UK are being told to brace for a tax hammer blow starting in April 2025. A…
Rachel Reeves’s benefit cuts will hit UK armed forces veterans who served their country
Veterans, such as those pictured leaving Kabul, could be hit by Rachel Reeves’s benefit cuts (Image: Getty) British veterans who served in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan face losing essential financial support because of the Government’s benefit cuts, charity Help for…
Angela Rayner dealt huge blow as she faces ‘watering down’ major plan
Angela Rayner could be forced to water down an ambitious workers’ rights plan (Image: Getty) The Deputy Prime Minister’s “landmark” workers’ rights bill could be watered down over concerns that it will hinder growth – despite Angela Rayner insisting it was “pro business”….
Rachel Reeves’s poll rating slumps to Liz Truss territory
The Chancellor has an approval rating of -43% (Image: Getty) Britons consider Rachel Reeves’s spring statement as the worst “fiscal event” since Liz Truss’s infamous 2022 mini-Budget. The damning verdict will heighten pressure on the embattled Chancellor. Polling by Opinium found…
Labour MP calls for quango to be abolished amid two-tier sentencing row
Jonathan Brash has called for the Sentencing Council to be scrapped (Image: Getty) A Labour MP has called for the Sentencing Council to be abolished, arguing the quango is out of step with Brits in a row over “two-tier justice”. Jonathan Brash, who represents…
Brexit row erupts as Keir Starmer warned against using fishing as EU ‘bargaining chip’
Keir Starmer is trying to strengthen ties with the EU (Image: Getty) Britain’s hard-won Brexit fishing freedoms must not be “frittered” away at the hands of the EU, MPs have insisted. A row over fishing erupted this week when it was…
Keir Starmer ordered to ‘stand up’ to Trump over British farms as trade deal looms
Keir Starmer meeting Donald Trump at the White House (Image: Getty) Farming bosses have demanded that Keir Starmer “stand up” for the sector in any trade deal with the US. The National Farming Union (NFU) issued the warning amid a potential…
Unglaubliche Entdeckung aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg: Deutsches Panzerfahrzeug Sd. Kfz. 251 in Flussbett gefunden
Part 2 part 3 Ein versunkener Schatz ist aufgetaucht! Sehen Sie zu, wie Experten ein bemerkenswert gut erhaltenes deutsches Panzerfahrzeug Sd. Kfz. 251 freilegen, das jahrzehntelang unter einem Flussbett verborgen war. Die Details seines Zustands und die Geheimnisse, die es…