Post Office: MPs seek report on chief’s alleged £1m pay demands March 3, 2024 MPs have urgently asked to see a Post Office whistleblower report after claims emerged that chief executive Nick Read demanded a £1m pay package.
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in ‘prudent’ package March 3, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has insisted he won’t borrow to fund tax cuts in what he said would be a “prudent and responsible” Spring Budget this week.
George Galloway’s anti-Israel campaign wins him Rochdale by-election March 1, 2024 George Galloway has been re-elected to Parliament after a resounding win in the Rochdale by-election.
Spring Budget 2024: What do ‘the five families’ of Tory MPs want to see Jeremy Hunt announce? February 28, 2024 For Conservative MPs, Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget, represents a chance to reverse their party's fortunes and appeal to voters with 'real' Tory-ism.
Piers Corbyn is going to run for London mayor: here’s why that could be a problem for Sadiq Khan February 26, 2024 British elections wouldn’t be the same without the delightfully crank candidates such as Count Binface and the Monster Raving Loony Party.
Why is public spending central to Jeremy Hunt’s spring Budget decisions? February 26, 2024 Researchers warned funding for “crowd pleasing” tax cuts “rests in large part on major cuts to public spending pencilled in after the next election”.
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession February 21, 2024 The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn't mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving...
Scott Benton: Tories face another by-election as MP loses suspension appeal February 20, 2024 The Tories face the prospect of yet another by-election after a panel upheld a finding, that ex-Conservative MP Scott Benton should be suspended from the Commons. Benton will be suspended from Parliament for 35 days while Labour has called for him to “do the decent thing and resign”, so his constituents don’t have to trigger [...]
UK hints at fresh sanctions after Navalny’s death in Russia February 18, 2024 The UK could launch fresh sanctions against Russia in response to the death of jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the foreign secretary hinted.
Starmer paid more than £99,000 in tax, latest return shows February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year, according to a summary released by Labour, after making £275,000 in capital gains.