Tory MPs plotting against Sunak are ‘not my friends’, Kemi Badenoch says January 28, 2024 Conservative MPs who are plotting against Rishi Sunak are “not my friends”, Kemi Badenoch has insisted.
UK tech sector is ‘not just OnlyFans’, business minister claims January 25, 2024 A business minister has told MPs the UK’s science and technology sector is “not just Only Fans”.
Sadiq Khan accused of misleading Londoners over £30m cash to halt Tube strikes January 25, 2024 Sadiq Khan has been accused of being misleading over the £30m cash he put forward to call off this month’s Tube strikes.
‘Sticking plaster’ funding doesn’t change need for council tax reform, accountants claim January 25, 2024 An extra half a billion pounds in emergency social care funding for councils is a “sticking plaster", accountants have warned.
What could we see from Labour’s election manifesto? January 25, 2024 Labour leader Keir Starmer has set a deadline for draft manifesto submissions - so what could the party offer the UK at a general election?
Top Tories warn scrapping Sunak would lead to ‘certain loss of power’ January 24, 2024 Top Tories have rejected calls by Sir Simon Clarke for Rishi Sunak to be replaced as Prime Minister, warning it would lead to “division” and the “certain loss of power”.
OBR chief: Governments have been ‘gaming’ fiscal rules, meeting ‘letter not the spirit’ of financial guidelines January 23, 2024 The comments come as new figures showed the government borrowed substantially less than expected in December thanks to lower interest payments on debt.
Will lower inflation deliver the windfall the Chancellor Hunt is hoping for? January 23, 2024 But hang on. It was not that long ago that borrowing was coming in lower than expected because inflation was higher.
Falling inflation helps government borrow much less than expected in boost for tax cut hopes January 23, 2024 The latest round of figures come as the government lines up its latest round of tax cuts, which are likely to be announced in the Spring Budget.
Why council funding may be the next hot potato for Rishi Sunak to handle January 23, 2024 Dozens of Tory MPs have written to Rishi Sunak demanding “emergency” funding for councils which they say are facing cash pressures “like never before” amid an election year.