Month: September 2024

Railcard warning for pensioners as 34% discount cut in blow to travellers_l

People aged 16-30 or 60 and over, families travelling with children, those with a disability and military veterans will be affected. Train operators will reduce railcard discounts from the current 34 percent (Image: Getty) Train operators are preparing to cut railcard discounts…

Chaos as Labour hounded by furious eco mob in fresh nightmare for Keir Starmer_l

Eco-zealots from Fossil Free London have descended on Parliament this morning to urge Labour to block the scheme for good. Fossil Free London protest against Rosebank outside Parliament Labour politicians returning to Parliament today will face furious eco protesters demanding…

Labour ‘panic’ as Rachel Reeves tries to defuse winter fuel fury with £4k pension ‘offer’_l

Rachel Reeves wants friends and relatives to help pensioners apply for pension credit after the Labour Government axed the winter fuel allowance. Rachel Reeves wants to encourage more OAPs to check their eligibility for pension credit (Image: PA Images) Rachel Reeves will…

‘Disaster’ warning for Labour as pensioners set to take revenge over winter fuel cuts_l

Campaigners have warned older people could stop volunteering in protest over the changes – and this could have disastrous ramifications for the country. Labour are under pressure over their winter fuel allowance cuts (Image: Getty) Labour has been warned if it…

Keir Starmer’s big idea: the preventative state.H

For governments, leaks are often an inconvenience at best and a crisis at worst. But Keir Starmer treated the revelation that Labour may soon ban outdoor smoking as an opportunity. “My starting point on this is to remind everybody that over 80,000…

Labour issued huge economy warning as Reeves and Starmer’s plan ‘snuffed out’ confidence_l

A looming “painful” budget, suspected tax rises and planned reforms in the job market are damaging optimism in Britain’s financial future, an expert claims. An expert fears confidence in the British economy is being damaged by Labour (Image: Getty ) Labour’s…

Outrage as Sir Keir Starmer removes £100,000 portrait of Margaret Thatcher in ‘petty’ move after PM found it ‘unsettling’ _ Hieuuk

Keir Starmer has sparked fury by removing a portrait of margaret thatcher from her former study in No 10. In a move branded ‘petty’, the Prime Minister had the £100,000 painting taken down from the Thatcher Room in Downing Street after reportedly finding it ‘unsettling’….

Labour pledges to tackle the ‘scourge of vaping’ – as more young people take up the habit _ Hieuuk

Labour will ‘tackle the scourge of vaping’ once it has clamped down on smoking, a senior minister said yesterday. Vaping has been promoted by the NHS as a tool for helping smokers kick the habit. But Commons Leader Lucy Powell yesterday suggested…

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Sir Keir Starmer’s smoking ban could extend to vaping indoors – as doctors call for a ban on all flavoured vapes to make them less appealing to children _ Hieuuk

Sir Keir Starmer is considering banning vaping in indoor public spaces as part of a crackdown on nicotine products. MPs and charities have reportedly pushed the government to curtail the places where people can vape, according to Whitehall sources. It comes after…

Robert Jenrick warns Labour is ‘declaring war on the middle classes’ at slick US-style rally as Tory leader battle heats up – with favourite Kemi Badenoch set to launch campaign tomorrow _ Hieuuk

Robert Jenrick warned Labour is ‘declaring war on the middle classes’ today as the Tory leadership battle heats up. At a slick US-style rally on the eve of Parliament’s return from the summer break, Mr Jenrick said he is ready to ‘sock it’ to Keir Starmer….