Kemi Badenoch slams Rachel Reeves for banging on about being first female Chancellor
KEMI Badenoch yesterday took aim at Rachel Reeves for banging on about being the first female Chancellor.The new Tory leader said Ms Reeves’ milestone was…
Hard-working dad feared to have taken own life in panic over Labour tax-grab on farmland
A HARD-working dad was last night feared to have taken his own life in panic after the Labour tax-grab on farmland., The landowner — unable…
Thousands of households can get up to £30k free cash for energy-saving home improvements Budget documents reveal
THOUSANDS of low-income households will get up to £30,000 free cash for energy-saving home improvements. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the support in her Autumn…
Train fares to rise by 4.6% next year, Budget documents reveal – exact date price hikes come in and how to save
MILLIONS of travellers will pay up to 4.6% more for train tickets next year, the Government has revealed.The official Budget documents released after Rachel Reeves'…
Rachel Reeves to pledge £500m more for fixing roads and ending pothole crisis
RACHEL Reeves is to pledge £500million more for fixing roads and ending the pothole crisis.The Chancellor will bring the total amount to mending highways in…
Pubs face widespread closures if they’re hit in next week’s Budget, industry bosses warn
PUBS face widespread closures if hit in the Budget, an industry boss has warned — as many make just 12p profit per pint.David McDowall has…
Major fund to boost women in business snubbed by big banks despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls for greater support
A £250MILLION fund set up to boost women in business and backed by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been snubbed by City institutions.Only Barclays, asset…
Pubs and restaurants face ‘cliff edge’ unless Rachel Reeves axes looming tax hike, warn bosses
PUBS and restaurants face a “cliff edge” unless Rachel Reeves axes a looming tax hike, anxious bosses have warned.Some 170 hospitality chiefs - including booze…
Labour’s tax rises are just the latest in a long line of broken promises
IT IS obvious to everyone that Labour have been planning tax rises all along. And when they failed to be honest with the public about…
Wes Streeting tells the NHS “the days of blank cheques are over” and its extra Budget billions must be linked to reform
WES Streeting has warned “the days of blank cheques for the NHS are over” and extra Budget cash will be linked to reforms.The health service…
Fuel duty rise will break Labour’s promise to help working class & even Reeves’ constituents blast ‘diabolical’ plan
RACHEL REEVES is heading down a dangerous road if fears of a fuel duty increase in this month’s Budget are to be believed.Don’t take my…
Rachel Reeves hit by rear-guard push to scrap lifeline 5p fuel duty cut
CASH-strapped Rachel Reeves has been hit by a rear-guard push to scrap a lifeline 5p fuel duty cut.Treasury insiders say the Chancellor is “boxed in”…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves left red-faced after big speech upstaged as nurses snub 5.5% pay offer
RACHEL Reeves was left red-faced yesterday after nurses rejected an inflation-busting rise — just one minute after she bragged about settling public sector pay rows.Union…
Raising fuel duty in Budget will lead to spike in inflation, Rachel Reeves warned
RACHEL Reeves is being warned not to raise fuel duty in the Budget as it would lead to a spike in inflation, campaigners say.The Chancellor…
Mortgage approvals at highest since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered market two years ago
Mortgage approvals are at their peak since Liz Truss’s mini-Budget cratered the market nearly two years ago.There were nearly 62,000 in July, up 29 percent…
Labour should make some spending cuts, rather than increase the size of the State even further
We need to slash waste not hike taxesFASTEN your seatbelts for a shedload of grim economic news tomorrow.Rachel Reeves will tell the Commons that the…
Supermarket vouchers worth up to £75 start landing on doormats in HOURS – are you getting one?
SUPERMARKET vouchers worth up to £75 are set to be delivered to eligible households in hours. Struggling families, pensioners, and disabled residents in Wakefield, West…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt urges Bank of England to not cut rates too quickly and risk raising them again
CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt yesterday urged the Bank of England not to cut rates too quickly and risk raising them again. The Bank kept rates at…
Nuclear power industry launch drive to double workforce – as Chancellor gives backing in Budget
CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt backed nuclear power in his Budget as the solution to spiralling energy costs. He unveiled plans to introduce cutting-edge technology called Small…
Rishi Sunak planning to curb benefits to pay for tax cuts in another Budget before General Election
RISHI Sunak will pay for more National Insurance tax cuts by curbing benefits, it has emerged. The Prime Minister is also planning a pre election…