Keir Starmer announces fate of £2 bus fare cap days before Budget hammering.l
The Prime Minister has today defended the looming tax rises in Wednesday’s Budget. Keir Starmer has announced an increase to the cap (Image: Getty Images) Keir Starmer has announced an increase to the bus fare price cap. The Prime Minister today revealed the cap…
Loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax, data shows! B
Chancellor urged to cancel tax break that uses scheme to register land as heritage asset and worth at least £68m The Bolton Abbey estate in north Yorkshire, one of the estates that benefit from the tax break. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian…
NHS will need more tax rises, ministers admit! B
Chancellor says billions more for health service will not undo ‘14 years of damage’ under Tories Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have spoken of the need to boost NHS funding Credit: Hollie Adams/Getty Images Europe Tax rises in the Budget will not…
“Exploring Why Labour’s Agenda Persisted Beyond Gordon Brown’s Time in No 10.H
Gordon Brown’s legacy lived on after he was kicked out of office (Image: PA) We had a Labour Party government in all but name from 2010 to 2024. It is an interpretation of the Conservatives’ years in power, during which the Bank of England exploited its…
“Keir Starmer Faces Criticism Over Remarks on ‘Working People Knowing Who They Are’.H
The Prime Minister gave a major speech in Birmingham setting out his vision for the Budget. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer insists he will protect working people in the budget (Image: Getty) Keir Starmer faced fury after claiming working people “know…
“National Minimum Wage Set for 6% Rise in 2025 Under Rachel Reeves’ Proposal.H
Above-inflation increase would give pay rise to more than 1 million low-paid workers The national minimum wage is to increase by up to 6% next year, with more than 1 million low-paid workers in line for a pay rise, the…
UK loses out on £19bn in annual GDP growth due to lack of social mobility! B
Co-op/Demos report details how people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are far less likely to earn good incomes An apprentice learning to work on a boiler. The report says apprenticeships could be a ‘great vehicle’ for improving soccial mobility in the…
I was in the room for Keir Starmer’s pre-Budget speech – desperate PM failed to ease fears! B
The flailing Labour leader was desperate to allay fears ahead of looming tax rises in the Budget. Sir Keir Starmer chose to make his big pre-Budget speech in one of the country’s most iconic theatres. But his desperate stage performance…
Keir Starmer announces fate of £2 bus fare cap days before Budget hammering .H
The Prime Minister has today defended the looming tax rises in Wednesday’s Budget. Keir Starmer has announced an increase to the cap (Image: Getty Images) Keir Starmer has announced an increase to the bus fare price cap. The Prime Minister today revealed the cap…
“Starmer Announces Plan to Increase England’s Bus Fare Cap from £2 to £3 by 2025.H
People understand tough decisions are needed to fix public finances, PM insists in pre-budget comments The bus fare cap in England will rise from £2 to £3 at the end of this year, Keir Starmer has said, as Rachel Reeves prepares to…