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”.
Jeremy Hunt warned decarbonisation efforts need ‘greater urgency’ February 26, 2024 Expansion of the immediate availability of electricity will likely be a key election battleground this year
Sunak pushes for more seizures of Russian assets in UK to aid Ukraine February 25, 2024 The prime minister has said the UK “must be bolder in seizing hundreds of billions in assets".
Post Office row: Top civil servant denies telling Henry Staunton to delay payments February 22, 2024 A senior civil servant has denied tellilng former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton to delay the Horizon IT compensation payments.
Let’s be honest, the UK will never grow all its own food – nor should it February 22, 2024 By scaremongering about food security and pledging to protect farmers, the Prime Minister is pandering to vested interests, says Matthew Lesh
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.
‘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.
A battle is brewing in No10 over AI regulation February 16, 2024 An increasing number of MPs are getting frustrated over the government dragging its heels on regulating AI - a technology it has identified as a potential “existential threat”.
Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s uphill task just got a bit steeper February 15, 2024 Rates will come down - probably in May, maybe in June - but they will take time to filter through to the wider economy. With an election looming, can the Tories expect anything to turn up?