MPs call for lower taxes as UK marks latest annual Tax Freedom Day since the early-1980s June 7, 2022 MPs have called on the UK government to cut the burden on UK taxpayers after new figures showed working people spent a higher proportion of their incomes on taxes than at any other point since the early-1980s. The calls come after the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) published new figures, for Tax Freedom Day, showing UK [...]
Online Safety Bill: Government called to water down executive influence on Ofcom June 7, 2022 The government have been urged to water down the powers of the Secretary of State in the Online Safety Bill, suggesting it threatens the legitimacy of the law moving forward.
Zelensky ‘glad we haven’t lost a very important ally’ for Ukraine after Johnson wins confidence vote June 7, 2022 Ukraine’s president Vlodymyr Zelensky has breathed a sign of relief that Boris Johnson won a confidence vote last night, saying he’s “glad we haven’t lost a very important ally.” His praise comes after Boris Johnson narrowly escaped being removed as leader with a slimmer margin of the vote then his predecessor Theresa May had in [...]
No looting, Putin? Ukrainian woman spots her own belongings loaded on a Russian tank June 7, 2022 A Ukrainian woman from Popasna says she spotted her belongings loaded on a Russian tank in a photo taken by Reuters. Watch the full video report.
Do you agree? Watch how Londoners react day after Boris Johnson wins Tory confidence vote June 7, 2022 Some Londoners said today that Conservative MPs who voted to keep Boris Johnson as leader of the party in a ballot of no confidence got the decision wrong. Do you agree? Watch the full video report.
Watch as Putin warns Russia will retaliate if West sends long-range missiles June 7, 2022 President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, the TASS news agency. Watch the full video report.
Londoner’s family in shock as Iraqi court sentences retired British geologist to 15 years in prison June 7, 2022 An Iraqi court has sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country, local media and judicial sources said. The decision shocked the man’s family. Watch the full video report.
Johnson promises tax cuts to cabinet after surviving confidence vote June 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has promised his cabinet that he will unveil tax cuts, after last night surviving a vote of confidence in his leadership of the Conservative party. The Prime Minister this morning told a cabinet meeting that he will “deliver tax cuts” and that “it is people who have the best feel for how to [...]
Wounded Boris Johnson to call emergency Cabinet meeting as Tory rebels refuse to back down after worse-than-May vote June 7, 2022 It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to call his Cabinet together this morning as the embattled Tory leader seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him [...]
City’s influence over Westminster: £17.5m spent political parties and MPs since 2020 June 7, 2022 The influence of the City over Westminster has come into sharp focus this week, after a report £17.5m was spend by big banks on MPs and political parties since 2020. Almost 50 MPs received an average of £49,000 from the City – despite 26 of them registering not a single hour of work in return. [...]