Fresh cronyism row erupts after former Labour think tank staffer given top job at the heart of Whitehall _ Hieuuk
A fresh cronyism row erupted last night after a Labour think-tank director was given a top job in the heart of Whitehall. Jess Sargeant has spent the past year as Director of Constitutional Change at Labour Together, which has close…
Labour’s tax bombshell: Rachel Reeves sets her sights on levy hikes in October as figures show a shock £3bn surge in Government borrowing last month _ Hieuuk
Chancellor Rachel Reeves saw a £3billion surge in Government borrowing last month as she sets her sights on tax rises in her first Budget this autumn. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), public sector net borrowing stood at £3.1billion in…
Labour faces a winter of discontent over fuel payment cuts _ Hieuuk
There is anger and anxiety among MPs over Rachel Reeves’s austerity measure. Photo by Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images in the twilight of his premiership, Gordon Brown delivered an impassioned defence of Labour’s record. “If anyone says… that politics can’t…
Government borrowing above expectations and highest since pandemic as public sector pay rose _ Hieuuk
Expectations are that taxes will rise and public spending will be further cut in the October budget as the Labour government attempts to bring down the national debt. Image:Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech at the Treasury. Pic: Reuters overnment…
Labour will raise two taxes for UK households from October _ Hieuuk
The new Labour Party Chancellor will reportedly look to raise cash from IHT and CGT to raise the new Labour Party government’s coffers. Labour will raise two taxes for UK households in Autumn Budget Rachel Reeves is reportedly set…
King Charles visibly moved as he met Southport survivors – and troubled by unrest that followed attack _ Hieuuk
Calls of “thank you for coming” followed the monarch as he made his way towards Southport Town Hall for a meeting with the brave children who’d survived the knife attack three weeks ago. Flowers and teddies were tenderly placed outside…
King Charles tells of his profound ‘shock’ at killing of three young girls in Southport stabbings and expresses his ‘sympathy and empathy’ for local community and emergency workers as he meets survivors of fatal knife attack _ Hieuuk
The King expressed his profound ‘shock’ at the killing of three little girls in Southport and the resulting riots today. But he also spoke of his heartfelt appreciation of the way in which the local community has rallied around its…
King Charles receives a sweet gift from a ‘very kind’ child as he greets well-wishers in Southport after meeting survivors of fatal knife attack _ Hieuuk
King Charles received a thoughtful gift from a child in Southport today as the monarch visited the town to pay tribute to the victims of the horrific stabbings which killed three young girls at the end of July. The King, 75,…
The supermoon arrives in London! Jawdropping photo shows amazing lunar effect dominating the skyline behind The Shard _ Hieuuk
Stargazers in London were in for a treat on Tuesday night, as a rare blue supermoon slowly passed behind the iconic Shard. Images have captured the spectacular moment the earth’s satellite lit up the sky as it moved in the shadow of Europe’s…
King’s tribute to Southport stabbing victims: Charles speaks with children who survived attack after greeting well-wishers and inspecting sea of flowers and cuddly toys left in memory of three young girls who were killed _ Hieuuk
The King has paid tribute to the victims of the horror knife attack in Southport as he visited the town today and met with survivors of the stabbings in which three young girls were killed. The monarch was greeted with…