A year ago today, British drinkers enjoyed a last night out and panic-bought alcohol before the country went into lockdown. Ahead of the UK’s first Covid shut down, which was announced three days later, Chancellor Rishi Sunak effectively signed a blank cheque as he unveiled a huge new coronavirus bailout to cover the wages of millions of … Read more
Rishi Sunak vows to balance the books as Government breaks ANOTHER borrowing record with £19.1billion racked up in February and UK’s national debt hitting £2.13TRILLION Borrowing was £19.1billion in February the highest on record for the month Rishi Sunak insisted he will return public finances to a more sustainable path The UK’s debt mountain has … Read more
Britain faces another tax hike due to a £4billion black hole in Rishi Sunak‘s Budget spending plans, an influential think tank warned today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the shortfall for the 2022−23 financial year went ‘entirely unmentioned’ in the Chancellor’s speech to the Commons on March 3. If the spending plan is followed … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may offer health workers a one-off bonus to defuse the row over NHS pay Unions angered by a proposed one per cent rise for NHS, threatening strikes In response, Ministers said rest of the public sector was having a pay freeze Sources claim a one off bonus could avoid a U-turn and … Read more
Rishi Sunak admitted today that working from home is here to stay and Britons are ‘probably not’ going to spend five days a week in the office after the pandemic disappears. The Chancellor said he was a fan of the positives that communal working brings but admitted that changes made during the last year would probably stay at … Read more
Head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer (pictured) said that official waiting list could swell to unprecedented levels Health bosses have warned of a ‘hidden’ waiting list of six million patients who haven’t come forward for treatment could flood NHS later this year. Head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer said that official waiting list could … Read more
Labour flip-flops over Rishi Sunak’s income tax freeze milking billions from middle-earners as Lisa Nandy says the party’s MPs will vote AGAINST the plan Labour has suggested it supports Rishi Sunak’s freeze on income tax thresholds But Lisa Nandy said that the party’s MPs will vote against the Chancellor’s plan Keir Starmer has been coming … Read more
New Budget blow for middle classes as one in four families will lose some or all of their child benefit Analysis shows that as many as 250,000 may lose their child benefit by 2025 Households stop receiving the benefit when one parent earns £50,000 The limit was introduced by George Osborne but has not risen … Read more
The Tories have opened up a huge 13-point poll lead over Labour after voters gave the Budget their seal of approval despite its massive tax raid. Research by YouGov found Conservative support had surged four points to 45 per cent over the past week – while Keir Starmer‘s party tumbled to 32 per cent. The … Read more
Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more