Tony and Cherie Blair under fire for £76k furlough payout January 8, 2022 Tony and Cherie Blair face criticism for their use of the furlough scheme, following a string of companies that have been told to hand back payments.
Rising inequality: Wealth of top one per cent is 230 times higher than poorest ten per cent January 8, 2022 The wealth of the richest one per cent of households is more than 230 times that of the poorest ten per cent, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
A major climbdown: More flat owners dodge paying for dangerous cladding removal January 8, 2022 New plans reveal that flat owners will not have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower-height buildings, following a major climbdown of government commitments, according to BBC Newsnight.
Dominic Cummings: No 10 may have broken lockdown rules January 8, 2022 Former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings said a "senior No 10 official" invited people to "socially distanced drinks" in the garden in May 2020.
Labour MP Jack Dromey dies suddenly aged 73 January 7, 2022 The shadow minister, who had held the seat of Birmingham Erdington since 2010, has passed away in his constituency this morning, aged 73.
Questions grow over Boris Johnson’s ‘Great Exhibition 2’ promise via WhatsApp to Tory donor who paid £112k for flat January 7, 2022 The Prime Minister’s apparent support for a “great exhibition” plan backed by a Tory donor who helped pay for the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat is under scrutiny this morning. Whatsapp messages released yesterday showed Boris Johnson discussed the proposal with Lord Brownlow while at the same time as requesting his help with the [...]
Freezing personal allowance and higher rate tax rates will push 1.2m Brits over 40 per cent tax threshold January 7, 2022 New research shared with City A.M. this morning shows that over one million more people will pay a higher tax rate by 2026. The analysis by the House of Commons Library – first published in The Daily Telegraph – says around 1.2m additional workers will find their earnings going over the 40 per cent tax [...]
Government calls in army to support NHS in hospitals across London as Omicron surges January 7, 2022 As staff shortages are growing quickly due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Defence said this morning it has been asked to deploy troops in London to support the NHS in hospitals across the capital. Around 200 armed forces personnel are being made available to hospitals across the capital, which has been the epicentre of the [...]
Truss warns Putin that Ukraine invasion would be ‘massive strategic mistake’ January 6, 2022 Liz Truss today reconfirmed the UK’s commitment to impose sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine, with the foreign secretary set to visit Kiev later this month. Truss told MPs that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has run a long campaign to subvert freedom and democracy in Ukraine” and that “any further military incursion into Ukraine [...]
Sadiq Khan hits out at rail union over planned six-month Tube strike January 6, 2022 Sadiq Khan has hit out at the UK’s largest rail union for its planned Tube strike tomorrow, saying that the long-term industrial action will “cause further devastation” for London’s economy. London Underground staff from the The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will walk off the job on Friday and Saturday evenings [...]