Dramatic Tory party faithful's S.O.S to Rishi Sunak: Give us tax cuts NOW to avoid massive wipeout at the election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dramatic Tory party faithful's S.O.S to Rishi Sunak: Give us tax cuts NOW to avoid massive wipeout at the election

Daily Mail  

Rattled Tories have demanded Rishi Sunak cut taxes to 'save the party from oblivion' after the latest polling claimed they are heading for an unprecedented Election defeat. Rattled Tories have demanded Rishi Sunak cut taxes to 'save the party from oblivion' after the latest polling claimed they are heading for an unprecedented Election defeat Popular Conservatism, a Right-wing movement launched by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss said Sunak should limit the powers of the Bank of England The megapoll by Electoral Calculus suggests the party is heading for its worst Election trouncing in history – although Tory strategists have questioned its methodology. The call came as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admitted to The Mail on Sunday that two cuts to National Insurance had failed to swing public opinion behind the Conservatives Annunziata Rees-Mogg, the PopCons' director of communications, has called for the Prime Minster to abolish the Office for Budget Responsibility Both moves would, the PopCons said, 'break the stagnant economic consensus, make Britain grow again and enable meaningful tax cuts'. The Tory row came as: Rishi Sunak told the MoS that 'Angela Rayner is in charge of Labour' after the deputy leader pressured her boss Keir Starmer to let Diane Abbott stand for the party A senior ally of Sir Keir said Abbott had been backed by the hard-Left Socialist Action group in her successful fight A new poll focused on the economy found that despite the NI cuts, more voters link Tories to tax hikes than Labour – and found income tax cuts would be the most popular fiscal change a party could back Some Tories called for Boris Johnson to be parachuted in as a candidate before nominations close on Friday, with one saying he would 'halve the losses' – although another supporter said: 'We're out of time – Sunak will reap what he sowed' Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting told The Mail on Sunday that he no longer travels on public transport after receiving death threats over his stance on Gaza Sir Keir responded to the band D:Ream's ban on Labour reusing their song Things Can Only Get Better as its Election anthem, as Tony Blair did, by saying: 'Look, we're not in 1997, we're in 2024.' Rishi Sunak told the MoS that 'Angela Rayner is in charge of Labour' after she pressured Sir Keir Starmer to let Diane Abbott stand for election Some Tories have demanded Boris Johnson be parachuted in as a candidate before nominations close on Friday, with one saying he would 'halve the losses' Pollsters interviewed 2,028 people yesterday and Friday.

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Rishi ‘Hulk’ Sunak’s last hurrah: angry, energised and personally affronted
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rishi ‘Hulk’ Sunak’s last hurrah: angry, energised and personally affronted

The Independent  

The Budget reply was Rishi Sunak’s last big gig in the House of Commons – despite Keir Starmer’s joke during Prime Minister’s Questions that the Conservatives change leader so often, “he may be back here” soon. Starmer paid tribute to his defeated opponent’s “decency”; Sunak was softly spoken and bipartisan. “If the party opposite disagrees with the choices that I …

Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch

Associated Press  

LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. “I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss,” Sunak said in his final speech as prime minister outside the residence at 10 Downing St. Arguably, Sunak’s biggest blunder — one that prompted him to apologize and which many …

5 reasons Rishi Sunak will take big part of blame for Conservative Party's loss
5 months, 2 weeks ago

5 reasons Rishi Sunak will take big part of blame for Conservative Party's loss

Firstpost  

The youngest UK prime minister in over 200 years, Rishi Sunak finally has to make way for the new incumbent, Keir Starmer. Senior leader and Dover MP Natalie Elphicke had defected to the Labour Party, protesting Sunak’s record on housing and stopping small boat crossings. It said that as the Conservative Party’s fifth prime minister in eight years, Sunak “will …

Rishi Sunak vs Labour as UK heads to high-stakes elections on Thursday: Here's what we know
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak vs Labour as UK heads to high-stakes elections on Thursday: Here's what we know

India TV News  

London: Less than 24 hours remain as the United Kingdom is heading for a high-stakes election scheduled for Thursday, as pollsters have predicted that Labour will win the polls by a landslide margin to end 14 years of Conservative rule. The final days of the campaigning are marked by relentless efforts by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his chief rival …

Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast
6 months ago

Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast

India Today  

Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted a record defeat for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives at a July 4 election, forecasting the Labour Party would comfortably win a large majority after 14 years in opposition. Polling by YouGov showed Keir Starmer's Labour was on track to win 425 parliamentary seats in Britain's 650-strong House of Commons, the most in …

Not sure how to vote on July 4? Read MailOnline's interactive manifesto by manifesto guide to where the Tories, Labour and Reform stand on immigration, the NHS, and gender ID
6 months ago

Not sure how to vote on July 4? Read MailOnline's interactive manifesto by manifesto guide to where the Tories, Labour and Reform stand on immigration, the NHS, and gender ID

Daily Mail  

All major political parties standing candidates across Britain for the General Election have now released their manifestos. Labour's 131-page manifesto pledged to tackle NHS waiting lists, reduce the national debt, clear the asylum backlog, and establish 'Great British Energy' to produce green power. Sir Keir Starmer's party has explicitly ruled out hiking income tax, National Insurance and VAT and insisted …

'Rishi Sunak worst UK PM': Pollsters claim historic defeat for Conservative Party
6 months ago

'Rishi Sunak worst UK PM': Pollsters claim historic defeat for Conservative Party

India Today  

The Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is bracing for what analysts predict could be a consequential defeat in the history of British elections. Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at Manchester University, claimed that the ruling party is set to go below 30 per cent, adding that Rishi Sunak has the worst prime ministerial approval rating. Since David …

Sunak: Tories can win General Election but people’s frustration ‘undeniable’
6 months, 1 week ago

Sunak: Tories can win General Election but people’s frustration ‘undeniable’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Prime Minister said he understands people’s frustrations but …

Labour capital gains tax rise speculation grows as top aide likes post
6 months, 1 week ago

Labour capital gains tax rise speculation grows as top aide likes post

The Telegraph  

Laura Trott, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said: “Labour think they can hide these secret tax rises until after the election, but we won’t let them get away with it. “Keir Starmer should come clean with the British people.” Labour has repeatedly insisted that it has no plans to raise taxes beyond the targeted raids it has already announced …

We still need honesty from all parties on taxes and public spending
6 months, 1 week ago

We still need honesty from all parties on taxes and public spending

The Independent  

Trust in the Conservatives on tax has collapsed, according to an opinion poll by Techne UK for The Independent. This is despite the Conservatives seeking to make Labour’s alleged secret tax plans the key issue of the election campaign. The Conservatives have been forced to invent Labour’s hidden tax rise, engaging in the bogus exercise of feeding their own assumptions …

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives now in third position in UK poll race. Who’s taken over in second place?
6 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives now in third position in UK poll race. Who’s taken over in second place?

Firstpost  

With snap elections approaching fast, the latest YouGov poll indicates that the Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage of Brexit fame, has overtaken Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party. We explain the rise of the Reform UK party, led by the prominent political figure Nigel Farage, and explore the implications for the upcoming elections. The rise of Nigel Farage …

Glum Conservatives in U.K. try to shift the mood with promises as polls near
6 months, 1 week ago

Glum Conservatives in U.K. try to shift the mood with promises as polls near

The Hindu  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday implored British voters, and his own party, to throw him a lifeline in the July 4 election, putting the promise of lower taxes at the heart of the Conservative Party’s election manifesto. Mr. Sunak acknowledged that “people are frustrated with our party and frustrated with me,” but argued that the Conservatives are “the …

Reform are closing gap on Tories as Farage returns to the fray - with new poll revealing Conservative voters 'like a lot' of what he stands for
6 months, 1 week ago

Reform are closing gap on Tories as Farage returns to the fray - with new poll revealing Conservative voters 'like a lot' of what he stands for

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage's return to the political front line has given his party a four-point boost, according to the latest poll by Lord Ashcroft. The resurgent Right-wing party is now just six points behind with 15 per cent – up from 11 per cent last week when Mr Farage suddenly announced he would stand as a candidate in Clacton, Essex, and …

Sunak has showered voters with promises he knows he will never deliver
6 months, 1 week ago

Sunak has showered voters with promises he knows he will never deliver

The Independent  

The launch of the Conservative Party manifesto today – with the promise of tax cuts worth £17.2bn a year by the end of the next five-year parliament – represented Rishi Sunak’s last throw of the dice. The prime minister tried to transform the election into a battle over tax, offering another two percentage point cut in employees’ national insurance contributions …

UK’s glum Conservatives try to shift the mood with a promise of tax cuts as polling day nears
6 months, 1 week ago

UK’s glum Conservatives try to shift the mood with a promise of tax cuts as polling day nears

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday implored British voters, and his own party, to throw him a lifeline in the U.K.'s election, pledging to cut taxes and reduce immigration if his Conservative Party is reelected on July 4. With the Conservatives trailing the left-of-center Labour Party in opinion polls, Sunak acknowledged that “people are frustrated with our party …

UK: Sunak promises 'financial security' in party manifesto for July elections
6 months, 1 week ago

UK: Sunak promises 'financial security' in party manifesto for July elections

Firstpost  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveils his Conservatives’ agenda for government on Tuesday, promising to offer voters in an election on July 4 the kind of financial security he says the opposition Labour Party can never provide. With his governing party well behind in the opinion polls just weeks before the national election, Sunak will again try to convince voters …

Sunak doubles down on ‘misleading’ Labour £2,000 tax rise claim
6 months, 1 week ago

Sunak doubles down on ‘misleading’ Labour £2,000 tax rise claim

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You’ve got a bit of a nerve, haven’t you, having …

Sunak, Starmer trade barbs in UK election debate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak, Starmer trade barbs in UK election debate

China Daily  

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-06 09:12 Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, host Julie Etchingham and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pose together as ITV hosts the first head-to-head debate of the General Election, in Manchester, Britain, June 4, 2024 in this handout image. In the first head-to-head debate ahead of …

Rishi Sunak’s tax bombshell has blown up in his face
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s tax bombshell has blown up in his face

The Independent  

After last night’s TV debate, relieved Conservatives claimed Rishi Sunak had detonated another “Labour tax bombshell” with his repeated claim that the party’s £38.5bn of unfunded spending commitments would cost every working household £2,000. Sunak’s tax attack captured today’s front-page headlines and it might plant some seeds of doubt about Labour among the wavering Tory voters Starmer wants to win. …

U.K.'s Labour puts economic stability at heart of election offer
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.K.'s Labour puts economic stability at heart of election offer

The Hindu  

Britain's Opposition Labour Party said on May 28 it prioritise economic stability if it won a national election on July 4, and its finance policy chief said she would focus on spurring successful businesses. "Stability, investment, reform — you're going to hear those three words a lot from me because they are the ingredients of a genuine plan for the …

Labour INCREASES its poll lead over the Tories to 23 points in the wake of Rishi Sunak's decision to hold July 4 election as PM insists Conservative candidates are 'working their socks off' amid stutt
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour INCREASES its poll lead over the Tories to 23 points in the wake of Rishi Sunak's decision to hold July 4 election as PM insists Conservative candidates are 'working their socks off' amid stutt

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak's decision to call a surprise election in July has yet to pay off as fresh opinion polls tonight revealed Labour has extended its lead since his announcement. Mr Sunak defended his operation today, insisting his Tory candidates were 'working their socks off' Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron this afternoon said Rishi Sunak's national service plan had 'fired up this …

Rishi Sunak’s unfunded tax cut for pensioners is a desperate attempt to neutralise the threat of Reform UK
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s unfunded tax cut for pensioners is a desperate attempt to neutralise the threat of Reform UK

The Independent  

James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, once said: “Whenever I hear a campaign talk about a need to energise its base, that’s a campaign that’s going down the toilet.” If he ever wanted an example of a campaign focused on energising its base, the Conservatives’ election strategy of 2024 is it. It is a small tax cut, worth possibly £300 …

General Election 2024: Can Rishi Sunak reverse the fate of the Tory party in the next six weeks? Join our debate
7 months ago

General Election 2024: Can Rishi Sunak reverse the fate of the Tory party in the next six weeks? Join our debate

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Months of speculation surrounding the date of the upcoming general election …

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him reelected
7 months ago

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him reelected

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led. On replacing her after an uncontested leadership battle, Sunak became Britain’s first leader of color, the first Hindu to become prime minister — and at 42, the youngest leader for more than 200 years. “As I stand here as your prime minister, I can’t help but …

Independent readers slam senior Tories amid alleged plot to replace Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Independent readers slam senior Tories amid alleged plot to replace Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt

The Independent  

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Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in a sign that Rishi Sunak is in real trouble

CNN  

CNN — Britain’s governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local elections, a sign that they could be in real trouble when the country holds a general election at some point later this year. With around a third of the results declared, the loss of more than 100 seats on local councils and one parliamentary seat in a by-election suggest …

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak amid party's one of worst losses in 40 years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak amid party's one of worst losses in 40 years

India Today  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's leadership is facing intense pressure as the results of local elections and a key by-election roll in. Opposition Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer hailed the outcome as a "seismic" victory, setting the stage for a potential general election later this year. Eminent pollster Professor John Curtice told the BBC that the results are probably one …

Tory plot to take sword to Sunak and make Mordaunt PM
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory plot to take sword to Sunak and make Mordaunt PM

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the prime minister was …

Rishi Sunak needs to stop hiding from voters
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak needs to stop hiding from voters

The Independent  

The fact that Tory rebels have drawn up five more demands in a bid to oust Rishi Sunak just proves how unfit for office the Conservative Party is. In the words of Rachel Reeves: “Rishi Sunak should stop hiding from voters and call a general election.” Geoffrey Brooking Hampshire Shark attacks are rare – we must stop scaremongering Whilst I …

Labour WILL need to raise taxes if it wins the election and wants to avoid cutting public services, according to experts who say the current situation is 'unsustainable'
8 months, 1 week ago

Labour WILL need to raise taxes if it wins the election and wants to avoid cutting public services, according to experts who say the current situation is 'unsustainable'

Daily Mail  

Labour will have to raises taxes yet further to maintain the UK's current level of public spending if it wants to avoid adding to the UK's already huge debt mountain, experts warned today. Despite a huge increase in tax revenues in recent years it is still not keeping up with the growth in public spending, the respected Institute for Fiscal …

Survey predicts wipeout of Rishi Sunak's party from power in UK
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Survey predicts wipeout of Rishi Sunak's party from power in UK

India Today  

A major survey of over 18,000 people on Wednesday predicted a wipeout for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak-led governing Conservative Party, with the Opposition Labour Party forecast to win 403 seats – comfortably clear of the 326 required for a majority. The new multi-level modelling and post-stratification figures released by YouGov follow a similar mega poll over the weekend predicting …

Why Tory MPs are jumping off Sunak’s sinking ship
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Tory MPs are jumping off Sunak’s sinking ship

The Independent  

What do the resignations of ministers James Heappey and Robert Halfon, who are leaving the Commons at this year’s election, tell us? In his final appearance at the dispatch box yesterday, Heappey, one of the government’s best communicators, called for its goal to raise the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of GDP to be “achieved urgently”. Apart from his …

Sunak hints at welfare squeeze to fund plan to scrap national insurance
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak hints at welfare squeeze to fund plan to scrap national insurance

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scrapping national insurance is set …

Tory support hits lowest level for more than 40 years, damning poll shows
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tory support hits lowest level for more than 40 years, damning poll shows

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The bombshell survey, showing the Conservatives as 27 points behind …

Fewer than 1 in 5 Tory voters want tax cuts if it means cuts to public spending
10 months ago

Fewer than 1 in 5 Tory voters want tax cuts if it means cuts to public spending

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the survey, 64 per cent of voters support keeping taxes as they are or …

Rishi Sunak cannot afford to become consumed by by-election defeats
10 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak cannot afford to become consumed by by-election defeats

The Independent  

At a time when Vladimir Putin is asserting his brutal power ever more blatantly, when Ukrainian forces are being pushed back, and when the situation in Gaza is bleaker than ever, the British prime minister cannot afford to be distracted by the protest votes for a minority party in by-elections. Labour has established a commanding lead, confirmed by the two …

Rishi Sunak's party faces twin by-election defeats. ‘Plan working’, he says
10 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak's party faces twin by-election defeats. ‘Plan working’, he says

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak said that two defeats for his Conservative Party in parliamentary by-election results showed that the party had more work to do before general elections that are expected later this year. UK by-elections: What Rishi Sunak said on the results “We look at the results, very low turnout, shows that we've got work to do, to …

Sunak braced for double poll blow as recession puts his economic plans ‘in tatters’
10 months, 1 week ago

Sunak braced for double poll blow as recession puts his economic plans ‘in tatters’

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak faces setting a near 60-year record for by-election losses after official figures showed the UK economy has entered recession. Rishi Sunak faces breaking recent records for by-election losses However, in a second blow, Mr Hunt is understood to have been forced to scale back plans for more tax cuts in next month’s budget. The New Economics Foundation think …

Rishi Sunak earned £2.2 million and paid £508,000 in tax, documents show
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak earned £2.2 million and paid £508,000 in tax, documents show

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has published his …

Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak tax cuts won’t ease burden, economists warn, as national insurance rate drops

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It came as Labour accused Mr Sunak of offering voters a “raw deal”, claiming the …

Sunak says he is working towards an election in the second half of the year
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak says he is working towards an election in the second half of the year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Sunak dangled the prospect …

Boris Johnson Could Oust Rishi Sunak in Surprise Return as PM Ahead of UK Polls, Says Report
1 year ago

Boris Johnson Could Oust Rishi Sunak in Surprise Return as PM Ahead of UK Polls, Says Report

News 18  

Disgruntled Conservative MPs are reportedly considering an “astonishing plan” to bring back Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, with a potential “dream ticket” involving former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage. UK polls indicate declining Tory support, with voters turning towards the Reform Party, boosted by Nigel Farage’s recent popularity. The MPs are panicking about polling figures showing Tory support sinking, with …

Sunak suffers major Tory rebellion in vote on net zero plans
1 year ago

Sunak suffers major Tory rebellion in vote on net zero plans

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has suffered one of the biggest rebellions of his premiership as dozens of Tory MPs including Suella Braverman and Dame Priti Patel voted against his net zero plans. The measure was passed with Labour’s support on Monday evening but will be a worry to Mr Sunak as Tory rebels reached the “magic number” of 26 – the number …

JASON GROVES: The election starts with Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, but the Tories will need to go much further to win
1 year, 1 month ago

JASON GROVES: The election starts with Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, but the Tories will need to go much further to win

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt set the scene for the Tories' election campaign with a mini-Budget designed to show that the party is ready to return to its tax-cutting traditions. Pictured: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt yesterday Mr Sunak is painfully aware that the Conservatives face an uphill task to persuade voters that they can be trusted again to cut tax Both men …

Britain’s Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances
1 year, 1 month ago

Britain’s Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative government sought to regain the political initiative Wednesday with a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals that it hopes will bolster its chances in a national election next year that opinion polls suggest it will lose. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said the British economy “had turned a corner,” with inflation and government borrowing down, …

Rishi goes 'Thatcherite' to save the election: NICs cut, 8.5% state pension hike and 6.7% benefits rise expected in bumper Autumn Statement tomorrow… despite UK's debt mountain soaring to £2.6tn
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi goes 'Thatcherite' to save the election: NICs cut, 8.5% state pension hike and 6.7% benefits rise expected in bumper Autumn Statement tomorrow… despite UK's debt mountain soaring to £2.6tn

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak is splashing out to save the election with the Autumn Statement tomorrow set to include tax cuts as well as hiking pensions and benefits. Rishi Sunak is splashing out to save the election with the Autumn Statement tomorrow set to include tax cuts as well as hiking pensions and benefits Borrowing in October was more than the £13.7billion …

Sunak vows to cut taxes but warns: ‘We can’t do everything at once’
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak vows to cut taxes but warns: ‘We can’t do everything at once’

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has vowed to cut tax and reward hard work in a speech on the economy ahead of the Autumn Statement. He said he would do so in a “serious, responsible” way and that “we can’t do everything all at once”, while emphasising the need for tax cuts to help boost economic growth and the “supply side” of the …

Rishi Sunak considers tax cut for five million highest earners
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak considers tax cut for five million highest earners

The Telegraph  

Downing Street is considering a tax cut for five million high earners next year to galvanise Tory voters after suffering historic by-election defeats in two “safe” Conservative seats. The threshold for paying the 40 per cent higher rate of income tax could be raised in an effort to plot a path to re-election despite polls predicting a Labour victory. Surveys …

UK’s Labour Party says it will invest for growth, as violence in Israel hangs over its conference
1 year, 2 months ago

UK’s Labour Party says it will invest for growth, as violence in Israel hangs over its conference

Associated Press  

LIVERPOOL, England — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said Monday that it will focus on economic growth rather than higher taxes to “rebuild” the country after more than a decade of Conservative rule. She pledged to build 1.5 million homes to ease Britain’s chronic housing crisis, reform an “antiquated” planning system Labour says is holding back infrastructure improvements, and repair …

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