Rishi Sunak delivered another strong hint that tax rises are looming today as he insisted the public finances will need to be put back on a ‘strong and sustainable’ footing. After the OBR warned about spiralling national debt from the coronavirus crisis, the Chancellor said he would need to take action to balance the books … Read more
Boris Johnson insisted he does not have a ‘magic wand’ to save jobs today as he admitted that a wave of redundancies is looming. The PM said ‘no-one should underestimate the challenges’ the UK faces after the government’s watchdog warned four million people could be on the dole queue by next year. A dire assessment … Read more
Alarm bells for Boris Johnson as HALF of voters say Keir Starmer has boosted their view of the Labour Party as his leadership passes first 100 days Keir Starmer is marking his first 100 days in post as the Labour leader tomorrow Poll finds his ratings are higher than those of Boris Johnson across the … Read more
Six million would face annual bills of £2,500 if Labour’s left-wing wins an internal battle to introduce a wealth tax Shadow Financial Secretary Dan Carden said Labour is considering a wealth tax It would mean six million Britons being forced to pay an average levy of £2,500 In an internal battle, the Shadow Chancellor said … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for jobs to be protected with a ‘back-to-work budget’ as coronavirus crisis batters the economy Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would not let workers pay for the COVID-19 crisis The Labour leader also described the Government’s pandemic response as slow He was speaking at an online broadcast of the annual … Read more
Keir Starmer signs up for the September Clean: Labour leader will join the PM (and thousands of furloughed staff) to rid Britain of lockdown litter Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer signs up for the Great British September Clean Heritage groups, businesses and the Wombles gave their backing to campaign The Daily Mail-backed campaign will take … Read more
Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams says she is considering going ‘down the legal route’ after officers ‘racially profiled’ the athlete and her husband in a heavy-handed stop-and-search. Williams, 26, and Portuguese sprinter husband Ricardo dos Santos, 25, were hauled from their Mercedes and handcuffed in front of their three-month-old son in Lanhill Road, Maida Vale, on … Read more
Life-long Tory voter Jeremy Clarkson says he could back Labour at next general election as he slams ‘talking teddy bear’ Boris Johnson over the Conservatives’ handling of coronavirus Former Top Gear host said he would consider supporting Sir Keir Starmer Slammed Boris Johnson for his ‘not particularly good’ handling of pandemic He also criticised Boris … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn ‘made a last-ditch bid’ to secure peerages for ex-Speaker John Bercow and his former deputy Tom Watson He had put both controversial figures forward for elevation to the Upper House But they are understood to have been rejected after the usual vetting process He may have made a new bid just before he … Read more
Labour backs ‘wealth tax’ on assets as part of a ‘new settlement’ to help the UK recover from coronavirus crisis By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:12 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 20:31 BST, 3 July 2020 Labour has backed the idea of a wealth tax to help the UK recover from coronavirus … Read more