Burnham urges Poundland owner to work with government to save jobs Retail Andy Burnham has said Poundland’s owners must work with the government on a “practical solution” to secure the future of its workers and shops. The Prime Minister criticised Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm which owns the retailer, for failing to engage with the “viable propositions” which have been tabled by a number of bidders. [...]
Healey to unveil billions in defence spending as Tories demand he resign Politics John Healey is set to announce billions of pounds in new defence investment in Wednesday’s Budget as the Conservatives demand he resign unless he commits to spending three per cent of GDP on the military by 2030. The chancellor is expected to channel additional funding through the National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank, backing [...]
Andrew Griffith: a Conservative government would make taxes lower, simpler and fairer Opinion The Tax Foundation’s annual International Tax Competitiveness Index, published this week, shows just how far behind we have fallen. Out of 38 OECD countries, Britain ranks just 30th. That’s not good enough, says Andrew Griffith Two weeks ago, I told the Conservative Party Conference that lower, simpler, and fairer taxes would be my personal “North [...]
Top Tory pleads with young people to stay in Britain October 5, 2026 Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has urged young people to stay in Britain and support the Conservatives as he highlighted the Tory pitch to young people amid a row over the party’s commitment to keeping the triple lock pension. In a speech to party members on Monday, Griffith said Tory policies to scrap stamp duty and [...]
Heathrow and housing: Griffith pledges ‘most ambitious deregulation project’ in generation October 4, 2026 The Conservatives’ pick for chancellor has pledged to roll out the “most ambitious deregulation project in a generation” as he is set to say plans could cut £50,000 off the price of a new home. Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, will say on Monday he will slash red tape for businesses across construction, supermarkets and [...]
Andrew Griffith tells Burnham to rule out Budget tax rises September 16, 2026 Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith will urge Labour to rule out further tax rises on businesses at next month’s Budget, as the Conservatives set out plans to cut the compliance burden facing small firms and the self-employed. In his first major speech since taking the role, Griffith will call on Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey [...]
Reform UK donations sting ‘looks bad,’ admits Farage September 6, 2026 Nigel Farage has admitted that an undercover investigation into Reform UK’s approach to foreign donations “looks bad”. The Reform leader appeared to soften his position on the donations row engulfing his party but denied it had ever breached electoral law by accepting overseas funding. Farage has been forced to defend his party against allegations that [...]
Andrew Griffith: Burnham ‘making up stories’ about my role in Truss Budget September 3, 2026 Andrew Griffith has accused Andy Burnham of “making up stories” about his involvement in the disastrous Liz Truss mini-Budget as the new Conservative shadow Chancellor fends off a barrage of attack lines from the Prime Minister following his appointment by Kemi Badenoch on Monday. Addressing the House of Commons on Tuesday and again at Prime [...]
Andrew Griffith: My FTSE 100 experience means I know how to balance the books September 3, 2026 Andrew Griffith’s fierce interest in politics long preceded his involvement in it. Aged 26, he appeared in the audience of a 1997 Question Time show, in which host David Dimbleby gave him the opportunity to speak to would-be PM Tony Blair. He didn’t hold back. “You may be the glossy smart marketing, but you haven’t [...]
Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle has refreshed the Conservative Party September 1, 2026 Sacking Mel Stride and promoting new faces like Katie Lam – along with appointing a shadow Chancellor who believes in private enterprise, is a signal of intent, says Oliver Dean For roughly two years, Kemi Badenoch had kept the same old team in place. Mel Stride as shadow Chancellor; Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary. [...]