BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped for pensioners under new plan.uk
Campaigners say there is a ‘desperate need to provide all pensioners with at least this concession’ Tens of thousands of people are backing the proposals (Image: YOSUKE SUZUKI via Getty Images) An online petition calling for the abolition of the BBC TV licence…
‘State pension age hike to 67 can’t be justified as deaths rise – axe it now’.uk
“The state pension age is too high for millions and must not rise again.” Chancellor Rachel Reeves is attacking pensioners on a number of fronts (Image: Getty) Those are the words of Dennis Reed, founder and director of elderly campaign group…
Huge Brexit row erupts in Commons as Labour told to ‘stand up’ to Macron over fishing.uk
Tory frontbencher warns French President is prioritising “fishing rights over Europe’s collective security”. Defence Secretary urged to ‘stand up’ to Emmanual Macron Labour was urged to “stand up” to Emmanuel Macron during a blistering Brexit fishing row in the Commons today. Shadow…
Your chance to be a brickie with £600million training boost.uk
The search is on for 60,000 people to join Britain’s construction workforce Chancellor Rachel Reeves tries her hand at bricklaying (Image: Getty Images) An army of new “engineers, brickies, sparkies, and chippies” will be trained to address the country’s chronic housing…
Rachel Reeves ‘to axe universal free school meals for infants’.uk
Means-testing could be introduced instead for 1.8m pupils under Chancellor’s upcoming austerity plan GMB: Richard Madeley quizzes Rachel Reeves on her CV Parents could be landed with extra lunch costs for their children as Rachel Reeves reportedly plans to axe…
Rachel Reeves tipped for income tax betrayal as over 10m could be hit by move.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her highly anticipated Spring Statement on March 26, with a focus on fiscal responsibility and Labour’s plans for economic growth through strategic investments in key public sectors. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel…
Nigel Farage set to make huge election announcement at 1pm.uk
A by-election was triggered in Runcorn following the resignation of former Labour MP Mike Amesbury. At 1pm, Nigel Farage will reveal the contender (Image: Getty) Reform UK is set to unveil its candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election later today….
UK households who drink tea hit with £98.55 charges from April 1.uk
Drinking tea is a national pastime but the cost of a cuppa is set to soar from next month. The cost of boiling a kettle is set to increase from April 1 (Image: Getty) It’s something we probably all do every…
Angela Rayner red-faced as wild request on taxpayer-funded trip exposed.uk
he Deputy Prime Minister had already raised eyebrows with a perplexing trip to East Africa, but further details have now sparked fury. Angela Rayner visits Ethiopia in February Angela Rayner requested to go on a private safari tour of Ethiopia…
Rachel Reeves is waging war on pensioners – hiking state pension age is ‘last straw’.uk
“The state pension age is too high for millions and must not rise again.” Chancellor Rachel Reeves is attacking pensioners on a number of fronts (Image: Getty) Those are the words of Dennis Reed, founder and director of elderly campaign group…