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.
Starmer set to attend major Munich security conference February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be at a major security conference in Germany on Saturday for talks and meetings with world leaders.
‘Come together’ Sunak tells Conservatives after by-election blows February 17, 2024 Rishi Sunak has called on British conservatives to “come together” after a bruising set of by-election defeats in Wellingborough and Kingswood.
Lockdown backers to blame for UK recession, suggests minister February 17, 2024 The government’s “minister for common sense” appeared to blame “everybody who voted for lockdown” for the UK economy’s dip into recession.
All you need to know about the upcoming by-elections February 13, 2024 Three by-elections are taking place this month, in the latest test of the strength of Rishi Sunak’s government.
Meet the man who ditched the Tories to drive Labour’s business offensive February 9, 2024 The Conservative party has “trashed” its reputation for “fiscal coherence” and sacrificed its standing as the party of business, a former business adviser to Boris Johnson has claimed.