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Tories used Brexit as a ‘one-nation open borders experiment’, claims Starmer after record immigration figures
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Tories used Brexit as a ‘one-nation open borders experiment’, claims Starmer after record immigration figures

The Independent  

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The rich country with the worst mobile-phone service
1 month, 1 week ago

The rich country with the worst mobile-phone service

Live Mint  

BRITAIN HAS long been a pioneer in telecoms. Until 2020 Britain’s four mobile operators were enthusiastic buyers of 5G equipment manufactured by Huawei, a Chinese firm; the British government was satisfied that Huawei’s kit would not offer a backdoor for surveillance by the Chinese Communist Party. But after intense lobbying from America, Britain’s politicians reversed course: telecoms operators must now …

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Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer

The Independent  

The Labour Party is afraid of Kemi Badenoch. We know this because Keir Starmer was better prepared than usual for Prime Minister’s Questions, and the government whips orchestrated a lot of noise to try to put her off. She blundered by saying that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, hadn’t mentioned defence in her Budget – a simple factual mistake – and …

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Jeremy Hunt’s Treasury may have broken the law by hiding Budget black hole, says OBR
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jeremy Hunt’s Treasury may have broken the law by hiding Budget black hole, says OBR

The Independent  

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How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves is caught in the crosshairs of a piece of alliteration that threatens to unravel part of her Budget: the “tractor tax”. If you have a sizeable enough investment portfolio to pass on – or even just a modest house in London or South East England – a bequest to anyone other than your spouse or civil partner will …

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Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’

The Independent  

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Leaderless Tories can’t comment on biggest Budget for three decades
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Leaderless Tories can’t comment on biggest Budget for three decades

The Independent  

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NHS pay and pension rises to swallow up half of Reeves’s £22bn spending spree
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NHS pay and pension rises to swallow up half of Reeves’s £22bn spending spree

The Telegraph  

At the same time, hospital consultants received a 6 per cent pay rise, having had a bumper deal with rises of up to 20 per cent in 2023/24. Research by the Nuffield Trust think tank shows that the NHS is already planning to spend £13 billion extra in the current year – far ahead of the extra £10.4bn it has …

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Keir Starmer acknowledges 'tax bomb' in Budget will go beyond filling claimed £22bn 'black hole' left by Tories - as Chancellor confirms she will bend fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastr
2 months ago

Keir Starmer acknowledges 'tax bomb' in Budget will go beyond filling claimed £22bn 'black hole' left by Tories - as Chancellor confirms she will bend fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastr

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today made clear the 'tax bomb' in the Budget will go beyond filling the claimed £22billion 'black hole' left by the Tories. Sir Keir's comments, as he arrived at a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, come as Rachel Reeves prepares to confirm that she is bending fiscal rules to splurge billions more on infrastructure. Keir Starmer insisted next week's …

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Public sector pay rises hand Reeves a £6.7bn headache ahead of Budget
2 months ago

Public sector pay rises hand Reeves a £6.7bn headache ahead of Budget

The Independent  

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Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts
2 months, 1 week ago

Angela Rayner leads Cabinet revolt against Reeves’ ‘huge’ Budget cuts

The Independent  

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The £40bn question: How will Rachel Reeves balance the books?
2 months, 1 week ago

The £40bn question: How will Rachel Reeves balance the books?

The Independent  

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BrewDog founder attacks Reeves’s capital gains tax raid as brewer mulls IPO
2 months, 1 week ago

BrewDog founder attacks Reeves’s capital gains tax raid as brewer mulls IPO

The Telegraph  

The founder of BrewDog has lashed out at plans by Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to raise capital gains tax, ahead of an expected stock market listing that would put him in line for a major windfall. James Watt said a large rise in capital gains tax in the Budget on Oct 30 “will destroy entrepreneurial spirit in the …

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Row over claims Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax as high as 39%
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Row over claims Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax as high as 39%

The Independent  

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Hurricane Milton will change how we think about Florida
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Milton will change how we think about Florida

The Independent  

Before Hurricane Milton hits Florida’s west coast, millions have been evacuated. But whatever the reason for the downturn in Labour’s support since its election win, those who doubt this government’s ability to improve our standard of living must wait for the Budget to judge. Keith Poole Basingstoke Labour’s silver lining Rachel Reeves says scrapping winter fuel payments will put £1.4bn …

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Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour’s £22bn black hole

The Independent  

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Ed Miliband announces £22bn investment in ‘unproven’ green technology
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ed Miliband announces £22bn investment in ‘unproven’ green technology

The Telegraph  

Ed Miliband has announced £22 billion in funding for a green technology that has been criticised as expensive and unproven. Three carbon capture and storage projects in the North West, and Teesside and the Humber, will receive £21.7 billion from a mixture of tax and bill payer funding over 25 years. It is the one of the biggest single investments …

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No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Starmer admits
3 months, 1 week ago

No winter fuel payments cut impact assessment was done, Starmer admits

The Independent  

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Britain’s choice: spiralling debt, £40bn in spending cuts or tax rises every 10 years
3 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s choice: spiralling debt, £40bn in spending cuts or tax rises every 10 years

The Telegraph  

However, Mr Hughes rejected a suggestion by Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, that the soaring debt trajectory was purely down to the “shocking state that our public finances were left in by the previous government”. “Those are challenges that have faced successes in governments over extended periods.” Highlighting America’s rising debt trajectory, Mr Hughes added: “They’re not …

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Starmer can’t afford to U-turn on winter fuel payments – and besides, it might just pay off
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Starmer can’t afford to U-turn on winter fuel payments – and besides, it might just pay off

The Independent  

On the face of it, the decision to remove the £300 winter fuel allowance from millions of poor-ish pensioners, as well as some rich ones, was a political blunder by Rachel Reeves. The timing – coinciding with bumper pay rises for junior doctors and train drivers, and generous overseas aid funding to mitigate climate change – has gifted the Tories …

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Civil service chief weighs in on Labour’s £22bn ‘black hole’ – who is right?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Civil service chief weighs in on Labour’s £22bn ‘black hole’ – who is right?

The Independent  

In a highly unusual move, Simon Case – cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, a job that includes protecting the impartiality of the government machine – has engaged in direct debate with the opposition over some sensitive political issues. In a letter to former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Case appears to criticise the previous government’s approach to managing public …

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So, did Hunt push Reeves into that £22bn black hole? Strangely, no…
3 months, 3 weeks ago

So, did Hunt push Reeves into that £22bn black hole? Strangely, no…

The Independent  

Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt bided his time. Nearly every answer from Labour ministers referred to the £22bn “black hole” that had been left in the public finances by the last “incompetent”, “disastrous” and “irresponsible” Tory government. Rachael Maskell, a member of the Socialist Campaign Group who has already gone public with her opposition, asked a particularly hostile question about how …

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Cabinet Secretary backs Labour in ‘Tory £22bn black hole’ row
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet Secretary backs Labour in ‘Tory £22bn black hole’ row

The Independent  

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Will Keir Starmer’s keynote speech pile on the pain or ‘restore hope’?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Keir Starmer’s keynote speech pile on the pain or ‘restore hope’?

The Independent  

Since winning the election in July, the new government’s rhetoric has largely been a blame game. open image in gallery Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a challenging two months in parliament as she prepares for her first budget on 30 October He will argue that “14 years of populism and failure” under the Conservatives made responding to this month’s riots much …

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