‘Evil’ plan to reduce access to winter fuel allowance leaves pensioners feeling ‘ashamed’! B
After MPs voted to cut the winter fuel payment for all but the country’s poorest pensioners, one former monk tells Sky News the plans are “evil” and have left his friends feeling “ashamed” at having to apply for means testing….
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to pledge no austerity despite ‘tough decisions’ – as Labour battles row over donations and freebies! B
The chancellor will describe austerity as a “destructive choice” in her first speech of conference that has been dominated by a row over donations. The chancellor prepares her speech in her hotel room in Liverpool before addressing conference. Pic: PA…
‘Things can only get worse’: Starmer’s gloom is depressing the public and the economy! B
Labour desperately needs growth to kick into gear – the public mood is about to turn nasty Sir Keir Starmer has warned that ‘things will get worse before they get better’ WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe Three months on from Tony’s Blair’s…
Sir Keir is now facing his toughest enemy: his supporters! B
Senior Labour figures are in despair as their leader stumbles from one calamity to another In 1892, standing for a little known entity called Independent Labour, Keir Hardie became the MP for West Ham South in London and entered Parliament…
Starmer’s plan to turbocharge growth has fallen flat, says founder of Everton kit maker! B
Castore boss Tom Beahon says start-ups are second-guessing Britain’s status as a global investment hub under threat of higher taxes Tom Beahon started Castore with his brother Phil in 2015 with a £25k loan from their parents. The business is…
Lammy threatens Israel with further sanctions over settler violence! B
Foreign Secretary tells Labour conference of his concern over growing violence in West Bank David Lammy tells fringe event he is deeply concerned over escalatory behaviour Eddie Mulholland Israel could face further sanctions over settler violence in the West Bank, David Lammy has…
New eco tax could bankrupt us, warn local councils! B
Emissions from burning waste will be taxed from 2028 as part of Government efforts to encourage uptake of greener technologies Around half of all household waste collected by councils is burned every year David Potter/Hulton Archive A new eco “incineration tax” risks…
Europe can’t take half a billion migrants from Africa, warns Zahawi! B
Millions of people south of Libya are mobile and ready to travel north – posing a huge threat to the Western world, the former Tory MP says Migrants react after leaving a smuggler’s boat that was punctured with a knife…
Woman died from cancer after two-year wait for NHS to contact her! B
Sara Grinnell endured delay before disease was detected because she never received ultrasound scan results from hospital A woman died from cancer after waiting two years for the NHS to call or email her with her ultrasound scan results, a coroner has ruled. Despite an urgent…
Keir Starmer’s freebies: Everything you need to know – and why they’re proving so controversial! B
The prime minister’s acceptance of freebies and hospitality has dominated the political landscape this week. But what exactly has Sir Keir Starmer been criticised for, what are his party’s concerns, and what has he said about it? Sir Keir Starmer…