Treasury’s John Glen ‘alarmed’ at tax levels – but won’t support cuts in Autumn Statement November 8, 2023 John Glen has admitted he is “alarmed” at the current level of taxes in the UK but insisted he wouldn’t call for cuts ahead of the Autumn Statement.
‘Tough on crime’: Will Sunak’s law and order focus deliver at the polls? November 7, 2023 The government has denied plans to lock up killers, rapists and grooming gangs for longer are simply a bid for votes ahead of the next general election - but could the policy prove to be a vote winner?
70 per cent of Tory members think Nigel Farage should be able to join, poll finds November 6, 2023 Almost three quarters of Conservative members say Nigel Farage should be allowed to join the party if he wishes to, according to a ConservativeHome poll.
Boris Johnson referred to Treasury as ‘pro-death squad’, Covid inquiry told November 6, 2023 Central decision-making in government for much of 2020 was 'a bit of a Punch and Judy'
Five things to look out for in Hunt’s Autumn statement November 6, 2023 Theoretically, tax cuts are possible. Thanks to fiscal drag, the public finances are in better shape than most had expected.
Battle of the books: Nadine Dorries vs Boris Johnson November 6, 2023 Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson both wrote novels, but whose writing is best? To save you the hassle of actually reading either of them, we’ve done the dirty work for you and ranked one of Dorries’s bestsellers and Johnson’s sole thriller side by side. Ruby Flynn – Nadine Dorries (2015) Ahead of the much anticipated [...]
Rights groups slam new plans on categorising extremism November 5, 2023 Human rights groups have criticised government plans to label anymore “undermining” the UK’s values as an extremist.
Business cheers news that investment tax break could be permanent November 5, 2023 Business groups have welcomed the news that Jeremy Hunt is considering making £10bn investment tax break permanent as part of this month’s Autumn statement.
Russia – Ukraine: Western officials tout peace talks with Putin November 4, 2023 Ukraine has fought back against Russian aggression but Vladimir Putin shows no sign of turning back
Sunak: People should ‘be comfortable with failure’ and take risks to start firms November 3, 2023 The Prime Minister said he wanted to “transpose” the entrepreneurial culture of “places like Silicon Valley” to the UK during a talk with tech billionaire Elon Musk.