QUENTIN LETTS: Farewell to the Olive and Angie show – truly they were the yin and yang of Westminster.H
We learned two things from deputy PMQs: that Labour‘s no-tax-rises election promise was mere bubblegum; and that when Sir Keir Starmer is absent, time spins faster. Sir Keir was en route to the Commonwealth summit where he will be bringing his repartee and…
POLL: Should the UK pay reparations for slavery?H
Commonwealth leaders have defied the UK by putting slavery reparations on the agenda this week – but should the UK pay for the historical injustices? Vote and join the debate here. King Charles and Queen Camilla are currently on tour…
Labour breaks another manifesto pledge and no-one is surprised – this will cost us £57bn!H
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is about to take a massive gamble with the nation’s finances. We’d better hope she pulls it off or we face another Liz Truss moment. Chancellor Rachael Reeves promised she wouldn’t do this during the election, and…
Asylum seekers in the UK cost as much as boarding school fees, study reveals! B
A new report found an “astronomical” rise in the amount being spend on accommodation costs. Accommodation costs for people seeking asylum have rise (Image: Getty) Asylum seekers arriving in the UK cost around as much to support as a child sent…
Labour breaks another manifesto pledge and no-one is surprised – this will cost us £57bn! B
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is about to take a massive gamble with the nation’s finances. We’d better hope she pulls it off or we face another Liz Truss moment. Chancellor Rachael Reeves promised she wouldn’t do this during the election, and…
Don’t assume Reeves is finished plundering your cash – this pension tax break is next! B
There’s been endless speculation over how chancellor Rachel Reeves will attack our pensions in next week’s Budget. Yet one threat has been completely overlooked. Nobody has raised the threat chancellor Rachel Reeves proposes to the pensions annual allowance (Image: Getty) Where…
Pension warning as 1.1m Brits over 66 urged to claim £3,778 a year benefit! B
Martin Lewis’s Money Saving Expert is urging state pensioners to check if they qualify. Pension warning as 1.1m Brits over 66 urged to claim £3,778 a year benefit (Image: Getty) State pensioners are being urged to check if they are eligible for…
Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit.H
Call from head of Caribbean reparations body comes as Bahamas foreign minister claims UK PM will change his position Britain has a legal and moral case to answer over its historical role in slavery, the chair of the Caribbean’s slavery…
Child serial killer Lucy Letby’s bid to challenge attempted murder conviction dismissed! B
Lucy Letby has been jailed for killing seven babies and trying to kill seven others. Lucy Letby has been jailed for killing seven babies and trying to kill seven others (Image: Cheshire Constabulary) Child serial killer Lucy Letby has had a…
Keir Starmer urged to ‘engage’ on reparations at Commonwealth summit! B
Call from head of Caribbean reparations body comes as Bahamas foreign minister claims UK PM will change his position Keir Starmer attends a reception and state banquet at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters Britain has…