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  • Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises

    May 21, 2025

    The Prime Minister has refused rule out further tax rises when challenged by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch during Prime Minister Questions. The fiery exchange came after it was revealed that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner pushed for a £4bn tax hike on wealthier people in the lead up to the Spring Statement earlier this year. [...]

  • Government U-turns on winter fuel allowances

    May 21, 2025

    Keir Starmer plans to soften the government’s stance on winter fuel allowances in a major U-turn after restrictions on the payments sparked a backlash from pensioners. During Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister said the government wants to “ensure that as we go forward, more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments,” as part of [...]

  • ‘Banter ban’ debate rages in House of Lords

    May 20, 2025

    A House of Lords debate on the details of the Employment Rights Bill sparked a row over ‘cancel culture’ on Monday after members took sides on a clause dubbed the “banter ban.” The debate hinged on the definition of “third party harassment” and on whether employers should face a legal duty to protect staff from [...]

  • Why are the Tories polling behind the Lib Dems? 

    May 20, 2025

    The Lib Dems have polled above the Conservatives for the first time, a new survey has found, dealing a blow to the so-called natural party of government. The new poll means the Conservatives have slumped to fourth place, a downgrade one party source said had “put a pit in my stomach” and could be “the [...]

  • Starmer and Badenoch face off over EU deal 

    May 20, 2025

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his EU ‘reset’ deal in  the House of Commons amid criticism from opposition MPs that the pact unpicks Brexit and sells out the fishing industry.  Starmer told MPs that businesses’ reaction to the EU deal was so supportive that he didn’t “have time to run through the list” of [...]

  • Trio of trade deals puts UK in better position “than any other country,” Rachel Reeves says

    May 20, 2025

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK is now in a better place on trade “than any other country in the world” after securing new trade agreements with India, the US and the EU this month. Reeves said the agreements have “come along like buses,” and that the government’s next targets for trade deals are [...]

  • Starmer hails EU deal as critics revive Brexit battles

    May 20, 2025

    Keir Starmer dramatically blew open the Brexit debate yesterday, hailing a ‘comprehensive’ new pact with the EU nearly 6 years after Boris Johnson’s government signed a Brexit deal. Speaking at a UK-EU summit in central London, the Prime Minister heralded “a new era in our relationship” with the EU, while European Commission President Ursula von [...]

  • Pragmatism or surrender? Starmer’s EU deal explained.

    May 19, 2025

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declared that “Britain is back on the world stage” as an agreement on the post-Brexit “reset” of relations with the EU was unveiled at a summit in London. There are provisions for key areas like food standards, energy, youth mobility, security, and steel with ministers claiming that the new deals [...]

  • Terms emerge on UK-EU ‘reset’ talks

    May 19, 2025

    Decisions on security, the youth mobility scheme, fishing and agriculture are anticipated to emerge from today’s UK-EU “reset” summit. These talks are part of a routine five year review of the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement, which was signed in 2020.  While agreements on key aspects of  the deal have been completed, Trade Secretary Jonathan [...]

  • Visa for the ‘super rich’ won’t bring back non-doms, MPs say  

    May 19, 2025

    The government has floated a new “investor visa” in an attempt to stop the flight of millionaires from the UK, with plans in the early stages of development.   The visa would reward those who invest heavily into the UK – particularly in strategically important areas such as AI and clean energy – with a route [...]

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