Old UK

Inflation crashes! Now BoE has no excuse and MUST slash interest rates to the bone! B

Excuse me, but am I missing something? I thought the Bank of England was tasked with getting consumer price inflation back down to 2%. The Bank of England has been too cautious about cutting rates and should speed things up…

State pension 4.1% boost ‘entirely cancelled’ for millions of pensioners! B

State pensioners are on course for another inflation-beating pay rise next April. State pensioners are set for a 4.1 percent pay rise but many will effectively get nothing extra (Image: Getty) State pensioners on track for a 4.1% boost next April…

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…

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…