Economy grows by 0.5% – but Rachel Reeves accused of killing growth ‘stone dead’
Rachel Reeves’s economic plans are under the microscope (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves was accused of killing economic growth “stone dead” despite better than expected figures. Britain’s economy grew faster than expected in February, as the services and manufacturing sectors picked up…
Fury erupts as eco warrior civil servants’ lavish air travel costs taxpayers £716,250
Civil servants from the Environment Department racked up a huge bill on lavish flights (Image: Getty/Defra) Civil servants from the Government’s environment department spent more than £700,000 of taxpayers’ cash on luxury air travel last year, figures have revealed. Staff from the Department…
Keir Starmer breaks silence as MPs urgently recalled to London over crisis
Starmer: British Steel hangs in the balance Parliament will hold an emergency vote in a last ditch effort to rescue British Steel on Saturday following Donald Trump’s crushing tariffs hammerblow. MPs and Peers are expected to rush through legislation as Sir Keir Starmer warned the…
Humiliation for Keir Starmer after Labour’s double by-election loss to Reform and Greens
Labour has lost two council by-elections in usually safe wards for Sir Keir Starmer’s party (Image: Getty) Labour has suffered a double by-election defeat to Reform UK and the Green Party in a humiliating blow ahead of the local elections in…
Rachel Reeves urged to hike THREE taxes and slash pensions relief in all-out war on wealth.uk
“We need to get serious about taxing wealth. The country would be a better place as a result.” Richard Murphy: (Image: Getty) That’s the view of tax expert and equality campaigner Richard Murphy, emeritus professor of accounting at Sheffield University Management…
Wetherspoon’s boss reveals UK pub giant’s shock best seller – not £2.40 beer or Guinness.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Martin has revealed the most popular order on the British high street chain’s menu and it gives an insight into how British pubs have changed. Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has revealed the most popular items on his chain’s…
Angela Rayner response sums up perfectly the hypocrisy of Labour Party
OPINION Angela Rayner has shown up Labour Party hypocrisy (Image: PA) Angela Rayner’s response to Birmingham’s bin crisis sums up perfectly the hypocrisy that runs through Labour’s veins like a disease. A darling of the trade union movement for most of her…
EU chief mocks France for excluding UK from £130bn defence pact over Brexit fishing row
EU chief Kaja Kallas and Emmanuel Macron (Image: Getty) An EU foreign affairs chief has mocked France for using a row over fishing rights to block the UK involvement in a continental security deal. Kaja Kallas, the former prime minister of Estonia, told of…
The British town where homeless men sleep rough opposite a migrant hotel.uk
A year ago Hull was the centre of far-right riots. We visited to see whether voters have moved on, or whether the region will prove rich pickings for Reform. Walking around a near-empty Hull city centre on a quiet, drizzly…
Major airport rule changes will mean no more boarding passes or check-in.uk
This change is one of the biggest to happen to the aviation industry in 50 years. Checking in and boarding passes could be a thing of the past (Image: Getty Images) Boarding passes and checking in at the airport will be scrapped after…