Starmer admits he knew of Mandelson’s enduring links with Epstein – but appointed him ambassador anyway
IFS: Sunak’s pledged Income Tax cut smaller than his tax rises as chancellor August 1, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s newly unveiled promise to cut the basic rate of Income Tax from 20p to 16p by the end of the decade is smaller than the tax rises he made as chancellor, according to an influential economic think tank. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) today also said the tax plans of Sunak and [...]
BT and Openreach strikes continue as Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy joins picket line August 1, 2022 Thousands of BT and Openreach staff continued to strike today as the row over pay continues with the FTSE 100 firm.
Australia weighs up gas curbs as Europe scrambles for supplies August 1, 2022 One of the world's largest suppliers of LNG is considering curbs on exports, which could exacerbate the global energy supply crunch.
‘A day of relief for the world’ as first grain ship leaves Ukraine port after Russia deal signed August 1, 2022 A ship carrying grain has left the Ukrainian port of Odessa under a new deal with Russia, in what officials have called “a day of relief for the world”. The vessel left Ukraine’s Black Sea port en route to Lebanon, in wake of a deal facilitated by Turkey to allow safe passage for ships. This [...]
Boris Johnson supports honours for Euro 2022 winning Lionesses August 1, 2022 England’s Euro 2022 winning Lionesses could be in line to receive honours from Boris Johnson, Number 10 has today confirmed. Johnson’s official spokesman said that the Prime Minister “would definitely want to see the team receive the recognition they rightly deserve for their historic victory”. He said there was a “process” to follow and that [...]
Unite renews threat to pull funding from Labour over Starmer stance on strikes August 1, 2022 Labour’s largest union backer Unite has again threatened to withdraw its funding from the party as it rails against Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on strikes. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Starmer of “sticking two fingers up” to striking British workers and added that it was becoming “harder and harder to defend” paying the party [...]
Businesses’ needs forgotten as Truss and Sunak up anti-immigration rhetoric August 1, 2022 As ballots start to land on the doormats of Conservative party members this morning, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have entered into what has been branded an “arms race” to tackle illegal migration. Both are playing a game of one-up-manship on who will limit the most people coming into the UK across the Channel. The [...]
Truss pledges to create ‘agriculture of the future’ by removing EU red tape August 1, 2022 Liz Triss will outline her plans today to remove EU regulations and make British farmers more competitive. The prime ministerial candidate will visit farmers in the southwest of England and highlight the “once in a lifetime opportunity” leaving the EU has given us to “truly unleash British food and farming”. She plans to ensure the [...]
New pension scheme to ‘inject innovation’ into the industry August 1, 2022 A brand new vehicle to help Brits save for retirement launches today in what is being billed by ministers as “an injection of innovation” into the pension regime. Collective defined contribution pensions (CDC) will provide an alternative to defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, Britain’s two main retirement saving programmes. CDCs are [...]
Sunak’s pledge to fine NHS no-shows slammed by British Medical Association July 31, 2022 The British Medical Association (BMA) has today hit back at Rishi Sunak’s pledge to issue £10 fines to patients for missed GP appointments. The trade association said charging patients was not the answer to tackling the NHS backlog, and that it is “terribly disappointing that the candidates standing to be the next prime minister seem [...]