Labour accused of declaring ‘war on motorists’ as Transport Secretary Louise Haigh approves rollout of more ‘damaging’ 20mph zones and low-traffic neighbourhoods _ Hieuuk
Labour has been accused of declaring war on motorists after the Transport Secretary backed the rollout of more controversial 20mph speed zones and low-traffic neighbourhoods. In comments set to irk drivers, Louise Haigh said she would allow local areas to decide whether…
How the Treasury is raking in near record levels of inheritance tax – as grieving families hand over £749million last month alone _ Hieuuk
Grieving families handed over £2.8billion in inheritance tax in the first four months of the tax year with growing numbers being dragged into the net. The Treasury raked in an extra 9 per cent — or £230million — between April…
Cronyism row grows as two more Labour aides land jobs in civil service at the centre of Whitehall _ Hieuuk
Two Labour Party staffers have been given Civil Service jobs in Downing Street, prompting yet more allegations of cronyism. Mitchell Burns-Jackson, who previously worked for both Sir Keir Starmer and his Chief of Staff Sue Gray, has been given a key role inside No 10…
Taxpayers face forking out millions as Rachel Reeves set to hit council tenants with inflation-busting rent rises for a decade pushing up the benefits bill _ Hieuuk
Council tenants could be hit with inflation-busting rent rises for a decade to pay for new housing – prompting fears it will only push up the benefits bill. Ministers are considering increasing subsidised rents in social housing by more than inflation for…
Four personal tax rises Rachel Reeves could make in October Budget _ Hieuuk
Capital gains tax, inheritance tax, pensions relief and the lifetime allowance could be shaken up Four personal tax rises Rachel Reeves could make in October Budget Personal tax rises might Rachel Reeves introduce to ease the UK deficit have been…
UK households set to be slapped with £2,500 tax rise ‘overnight’ _ Hieuuk
Urgent stamp duty reform is needed, experts have warned, as the rules look set to change in a shake-up. UK households set to be slapped with £2,500 tax rise ‘overnight’ Homebuyers could be hit with £2,500 tax rise ‘overnight’,…
Exact Date Announced for When All State Pensioners Will Begin Paying Tax After Triple Lock Adjustment _ Hieuuk
All state pensioners will start paying tax due to the Triple Lock (Image: Getty) All state pensioners will have to start paying Income Tax on a specific date due to Triple Lock changes which increase the amount everyone on the state pension will get. Every…
Horror as three children and woman are killed in ‘arson attack’: Man, 39, arrested for Bradford house fire murder after baby, five-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl are killed in house blaze _ Hieuuk
Three children and a woman have been killed in a house fire in Bradford in the early hours of this morning – with a man arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers were called at 2.07am by the fire service to…
Police fear further action to tackle prison overcrowding will leave them ‘unable to make arrests’ if Operation Brinker is triggered by Labour amid influx of convicted rioters _ Hieuuk
Police have warned the Government may need to introduce further emergency measures to tackle the UK’s prison overcrowding crisis which could leave forces ‘unable to make arrests’. Senior officers believe there is a risk that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)…
Sir Keir Starmer faces fresh questions about the influence of union barons over his government – as kingpins now make up a third of Labour’s governing body _ Hieuuk
Keir Starmer was last night facing fresh questions about the influence of union barons over his Government as analysis showed they account for a third of Labour’s governing body. Some 13 barons sit on the party’s powerful National Executive Committee, including…