In a classic piece of political understatement, a government source justified the coming £20bn rise in employer national insurance as “asking businesses...
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public in the general election after hinting at tax rises for those who own shares and assets. Labour’s...
More migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year than in the whole of 2023, Home Office figures show. It comes after 424 people...
Sir Keir Starmer has downplayed the prominence of reparations for slavery being addressed at a Commonwealth summit, saying “none of the discussions have...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget at the end of October, providing the first chance for her to change the fiscal rules. Upon entering...
A political strategist who worked on Sir Keir Starmer’s campaign has explained how she went to the US to share “lessons learned” with the...
Newly elected MPs are struggling to set up offices in their constituencies due to fears for their safety and spiralling rents, Sky News has learnt. Several MPs...
Sir Keir Starmer says those with assets are ‘not working people’ – paving way for possible tax rises
Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not fit his definition of “working people”...
Who counts as a working person will matter a lot next week when the new Labour government unveils what is being billed as a historic budget. Sir Keir Starmer...
Rachel Reeves will rewrite the government’s fiscal rules in next week’s budget to allow her to increase borrowing for public investment by around...
Sir Keir Starmer has “misunderstood” why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some cultural respect, a...
Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has said London “is a safer place” without Chris Kaba and he wants to raise the threshold for...
Apologising for the UK’s role in the slave trade is “not on the agenda,” Downing Street has said amid the row engulfing the Commonwealth...
Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town on the Kent coast. But...
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to “very long, endless discussions” about the past. The prime...
The British public and clinicians are being asked to share their experiences and ideas to “help fix our NHS”. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is...
