Kemi Badenoch throws down gauntlet to Keir Starmer and demands no stealth taxes on Brits
KEMI Badenoch has thrown down the gauntlet to Keir Starmer on the economy demanding no stealth taxes on Brits.The Tory leader has written to the…
Beloved cafe serving loyal customers classic English breakfasts for nine years is forced to close due to cost of living
A BELOVED cafe that served customers classic English breakfasts for nine years has been forced to close due to the cost of living.The owner said…
Iconic department chain to shut final store this MONTH & vanish forever as it launches ‘Rachel Reeves closing down sale’
A BELOVED department chain is preparing to shut its final store this month as it launches a "Rachel Reeves closing down sale."The famous shop will…
Three ways to combat Labour’s ‘retirement tax’ set to affect 8million pensioners
MORE than 8million UK pensioners will see their income hit by Labour's 'retirement tax', but there are three ways you can minimise the impact on…
How Labour’s hefty National Insurance hike coming in days affects YOU from price of a pint to pension pots
LABOUR'S hefty employer National Insurance hike is coming in days - we explain what it means for you.From April 6, businesses will have to pay…
Brits brace for Reeves’ autumn tax raid as fears grow drivers will be hit by higher prices at pumps
BRITS are braced for tax rises this year — as fears grow drivers will be hit by higher prices at the pumps.It came as Rachel…
Reeves faces Labour revolt as benefits blitz to plunge 250k – including 50k kids – into poverty
RACHEL Reeves faces a Labour revolt as it emerged her benefits blitz will plunge 250,000, including 50,000 children, into poverty.The effect of the Chancellor’s purge…
Spring Statement 2025 LIVE: Millions brace for Rachel Reeves’ cost-slashing Statement – what will it mean for YOU?
GROWTHThe decisions Rachel Reeves makes will be largely dictated by the Office for Budget Responsibility, who will tell her of the UK’s growth forecast.It is…
Fury as average price of pint to hit £5 for first time in weeks — and Labour’s hated budget ‘is to blame’
THE average price of a pint will spill over £5 for the first time next month — with pub chiefs blaming Labour’s tax raid.Drinkers will…
Businesses planning ‘most brutal round of job cuts in a decade’ after Labour’s tax rises
BUSINESSES are planning the most brutal round of job cuts in a decade to offset Labour’s tax rises, a survey reveals.A third of employers are…
Rachel Reeves told to ‘work closer with business to fund infrastructure projects rather than stretch public finances’ – The Sun
RACHEL Reeves should work closer with business to fund infrastructure projects rather than stretch public finances, a pensions firm boss has said.Andy Briggs, boss of…
Struggling Primark blasts Government as waning business confidence strangles economy
PRIMARK has called on the Government to deliver “tangible” growth rather than “generic words” as waning confidence starts to strangle the economy.The fashion retailer yesterday…
Boost for under fire Rachel Reeves after surprise inflation fall raises hopes of interest rate cuts
UNDER-pressure Rachel Reeves was given a glimmer of hope as inflation fell — raising interest rate cut hopes.The Chancellor saw inflation sink 0.1 per cent…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused of cooking up desperate war on waste to cover up Budget blunders fallout
THE Chancellor has been accused of cooking up a desperate war on waste to cover up her Budget blunders fallout.Rachel Reeves will lead a drive…
Cost of Britain’s borrowing hits 27 year high sparking fears of more tax hikes
THE cost of Britain’s borrowing hit a 27-year high yesterday — sparking fears of more tax rises.Squeezed Chancellor Rachel Reeves is “within a whisker” of…
From Boeing to bots, rebrands and the Budget – test your city wits with our fiendish festive financial quiz
It was another busy year in the world of business.Test your knowledge on the stories of 2024 from Boeing, to bots, rebrands and the Budget.2Test…
Poundland takes £639million hit to value as profits crash and costs soar
POUNDLAND is facing an uncertain future as tumbling profits have prompted its owner to admit it was considering what to do with it.Polish owner Pepco…
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is squeezing profits and killing off growth, business chiefs will warn today
RACHEL Reeves’ Budget is squeezing profits and killing off growth, business chiefs will warn today.At the annual Confederation of Business Industry conference, the Chancellor will…
Farmers fume over Chancellor’s refusal to meet
FURIOUS farmers say Chancellor Rachel Reeves is refusing to meet them over “cruel” inheritance tax hikes.And they are warning the Labour Government “we will not…
Most farmers will not be affected by Budget’s inheritance tax raid, insists Sir Keir Starmer
FARMERS are entitled to protest but most won’t be hit by the inheritance tax raid, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted.The PM yesterday played down fury…