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Mayors to score wins in the budget after PM intervenes – but fears remain over councils facing bankruptcy! B

Metro mayors have joined forces to lobby for more powers and cash after years of frustration. As the chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the budget on Wednesday, the mayors have warned that many councils are “on the brink of bankruptcy”….

State pensioners on old basic state pension can get extra £916 added to pension pot! B

State pensioners born in these years can add as much as £916 to their pension pot. State pensioners on old basic state pension can get £916 added their pension pot (Image: Getty) State pensioners can add an extra £916 to their…

Decision made on free bus passes for pensioners! B

The Department for Transport confirmed it will not axe the scheme. The free bus pass will not be axed. (Image: Getty) Despite fears the concessionary bus pass scheme for pensioners would be scrapped amid changes to the Winter Fuel Payment, the Department…

Keir Starmer accused of masterminding ‘naked class war’ on hard-working Britons! B

This week’s Budget is widely expected to clobber millions of people with up to £40 billion in punishing tax rises Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) The warning, from former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, comes as Labour prepares to clobber millions of people with…

Rachel Reeves accused of ‘crashing economy’ as she’s ‘worse than Liz Truss’ in key area! B

Rachel Reeves is gearing up for her biggest day since being appointed Chancellor by Sir Keir Starmer – Thursday’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and former PM Liz Truss. (Image: GETTY) Sir Keir Starmer’s claim that Liz Truss “crashed the UK economy”…

Women’s Equality party founders urge members to call time after 10 years! B

Exclusive: WE to vote after leaders conclude model no longer works although its ‘mission is as urgent as ever’ Catherine Mayer, co-founder and president of the Women’s Equality party, in May 2019. Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/Evening Standard/Getty Images The leader and co-founders…

Labour’s tax rises will not hit workers’ payslips, minister vows! B

Bridget Phillipson says employees will not see higher taxes as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver first Labour budget Bridget Phillipson told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg ‘we know the pressures that people are under’. Photograph: Jeff Overs/PA Labour’s tax rises will not…

Mayors to score wins in the budget after PM intervenes – but fears remain over councils facing bankruptcy! B

Metro mayors have joined forces to lobby for more powers and cash after years of frustration. As the chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the budget on Wednesday, the mayors have warned that many councils are “on the brink of bankruptcy”….

Keir Starmer accused of masterminding ‘naked class war’ on hard-working Britons! B

This week’s Budget is widely expected to clobber millions of people with up to £40 billion in punishing tax rises Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) The warning, from former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, comes as Labour prepares to clobber millions of people with…

Keir Starmer loses reparations battle as Commonwealth demands justice over slave trade! B

Sir Keir Starmer says there have been no discussions about money as Commonwealth nations call for slavery reparations in Samoa. Keir Starmer has lost a battle to keep reparations out of a joint Commonwealth statement. (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer failed to…