Labour threatens fresh economic blow with overregulation obsessions.uk
Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) The soaring office towers of Canary Wharf stand as testimony to Britain’s golden era of smart regulation and financial ingenuity, cementing London’s long tradition as the world’s financial capital. Today, many of those offices are, tellingly, being…
DWP urged to increase state pension to £28,000 a year for over-60s.uk
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to increase the state pension to the level of the National Living Wage for 48 hours a week Thousands are calling for major changes to State Pension payments (Image: Getty Images)…
Fury as hospital car parking fees hit £1 billion in six years.uk
New analysis shows hospital staff, patients and visitors have paid more than £1 billion in parking charges over the last six years. Hospitals have raked in more than £1 billion in car parking fees in the last six years (Image: Getty)…
‘Real risk’ of more tax hikes as Rachel Reeves’ Budget leaves UK economy in turmoil.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Top Tories say Brits will face further tax rises next year after it was revealed two-thirds of the Chancellor’s £9.9bn borrowing buffer has been wiped out. Mel Stride warns the UK of further tax hikes next year. (Image: PA) Shadow…
Expert slams Rachel Reeves’s inaction for risking £46k ‘pensions timebomb’.uk
An expert has urged the government to push forward plans for employers to set up pensions for young workers and claims the delay is “deeply frustrating”. Extending auto enrolment to the under 22s will mean they can save nearly £50k…
Fury as civil servants get whopping £30m of shopping vouchers at taxpayers’ expense.uk
The UK’s 542,000 civil servants have received “good behaviour” bonuses totalling £30 million – double the amount they were given two years ago. The cost of vouchers awarded to civil servants jumped from £14.7 million to £30.6 million this year (Image:…
Fury as 451 migrants cross Channel on Christmas Day – ‘Worse under Labour!’.uk
The latest figures show 451 migrants arrived on December 25 on 11 boats. Migrants attempt to cross the Channel on Christmas Day (Image: STEVE FINN PHOTOGRAPHY) More than 450 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day. Home…
Keir Starmer eyeing up five priorities in Brexit ‘reset’ talks with EU.uk
The Prime Minister may be trying to sign the UK back up to several EU schemes as part of the thawing of relations between Downing Street and Brussels. Sir Keir Starmer meets Ursula von der Leyen (Image: Getty) Since taking office…
Reform UK hits major milestone as jubilant Nigel Farage hails ‘historic moment’.uk
The Brexit architect’s upstart party is now the second-largest in the UK in terms of membership. Nigel Farage hailed Reform hitting the membership milestone (Image: Getty) Nigel Farage declared that Reform UK is now the “real opposition” to Labour after his party’s…
Tell us if you think Rachel Reeves will still be Chancellor next Christmas.uk
Rachel Reeves’ first six months in the role have been turbulent for Britain’s economy. Will she last another year as Chancellor? Will Rachel Reeves still be Chancellor next Christmas? (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves has just spent her first Christmas Day as Chancellor…