UK landlords rush to sell amid fears of capital gains tax rise in budget_P
Rightmove says record 18% of homes for sale in September had previously been rented out A succession of tax changes have made owning buy-to-let properties less lucrative, and the fear of a CGT rise may have persuaded landlords to sell…
What is the background to the MPs’ vote on assisted dying?_P
The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015 Scottish Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine (sixth left), Labour MP Kim Leadbeater (seventh left) and Tory MP Kit…
Surprise fall in inflation badly timed for UK benefit recipients_P
Payments such as universal credit linked to previous September’s figure, meaning a rise of just 1.7% in April A low-income family on universal credit will receive a rise in their annual payment of £253 in April. Photograph: David Harrison/Alamy Last month’s surprise…
Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years_p
Chancellor’s words will be interpreted as signal she will not give in to ministers over cuts she imposes in budget Rachel Reeves said the £22bn gap she had identified for 2024 would be a recurring cost each year of this…
Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at Wembley concert, No 10 confirms_p
Source says backstage ‘brush-by’ did not include discussion of VIP protection given to star, a decision made by Scotland Yard Taylor Swift performing at Wembley Stadium in August. Starmer has repaid gifts and hospitality including £2,800 for four tickets. Photograph: TAS…
Starmer calls it slashing ‘red tape’. In fact, he’s just capitulating to big business_P
Labour’s investment summit promoted the idea of a trade-off between regulation and growth. We know where that ends Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the International Investment Summit at the Guildhall, London, on 14 October 2024. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/AFP/Getty Images There…
Who are the key New Labour figures in Keir Starmer’s government?_P
The PM is surrounded by Blairites, from Pat McFadden and Liz Kendall to Jacqui Smith and Jonathan Powell Keir Starmer with Liz Kendall during a visit to Siemens Traincare in West Sussex in February. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA In the run-up to…
30 erstaunliche Fotos vom Fall der Berliner Mauer vor 25 Jahren.H
Am 9. November 2014 jährt sich zum 25. Mal der Fall der Berliner Mauer, der Mauer des Kalten Krieges, die fast drei Jahrzehnte lang Ost- und Westberlin trennte. Nach dem Zusammenbruch des Kommunismus im Jahr 1989 wurde die Mauer abgerissen….
The two new UK laws and 15 bills Labour have already introduced in first 100 days! B
The new government under Sir Keir Starmer has introduced more bills than the coalition government led by David Cameron did in the whole of 2010. The Labour government has introduced two new laws and 15 new bills in its first…
Rachel Reeves gives biggest hint yet on what she’s plotting to fill UK ‘£22bn black hole’! B
The Chancellor said business bosses ‘get’ that she must increase tax receipts. Rachel Reeves has admitted the Budget will be (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves has dismissed fears looming tax hikes will hit business investments in Britain. The Chancellor said bosses “get”…