POLL: Should Angela Rayner’s Islamaphobia plan become law?
Angela Rayner before a Cabinet meeting. (Image: Getty) Angela Rayner’s proposal for a specific definition of Islamophobia will gift Nigel Farage and Reform UK a 100-seat majority at the next election, according to new polling. The Deputy PM has appointed a panel to…
Rachel Reeves urged to seize Brexit benefit for £3.7 billion boost to economy
Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Ministers are being urged to seize a major Brexit benefit worth £3.7 billion a year by reintroducing tax-free shopping for international visitors. Business leaders say the move would make Britain the “the global shopping capital” and create…
The end of Britain’s housing boom? Sellers hit by biggest July downturn in two decades – where prices are falling the most
British homeowners trying to sell their properties are facing a ‘reality check’, experts warned today after the biggest July drop in asking prices for at least two decades. The average price tag on a home coming to market fell to…
How Labour is ‘taxing the high street into bankruptcy’: Family-run pubs, bakeries and shops are hit with sneaky 200% hikes in business rates
Labour was today accused of ‘taxing the high street into bankruptcy’ through their punishing ‘stealth’ levy on small firms. Since Rachel Reeves quietly reduced much–needed reliefs last autumn, family-run pubs, bakeries and restaurants have been battered a rise in business rates. Startling figures…
State pension age could rise to 74: Fears retirement age could rise faster than ever amid doubts over sustainability of triple lock
Fears are mounting that the state pension age could rise faster as the Government launches a formal review. Ministers are reviving the Pensions Commission to find ways of heading off a crisis, with nearly half of Brits not putting anything…
Free movement by the back door? EU citizens will be able to work in UK for up to three years as Starmer bows to Brussels ‘youth mobility’ demands
European Union citizens could be allowed to work in Britain for up to three years under a reciprocal ‘youth mobility scheme’, a senior minister has indicated. Nick Thomas-Symonds said he aimed to model the scheme on those the UK already has…
Labour wealth tax war rages amid claims Reeves will reject calls for charge on assets – but could hit pensions reliefs instead
Labour’s wealth tax war is raging amid claims Rachel Reeves is set to reject demands for a charge on assets – but could hit pension reliefs instead. The Chancellor is desperately hunting for options as she faces an estimated £30billion black hole…
Stand by me! Moment dozens of ‘disabled’ Oasis fans get out of wheelchairs and start dancing… watched by bemused muscular dystrophy sufferer
Seeing Oasis play together again was the only miracle that fan Mark Chapman had expected to see this month – then the wheelchair users next to him stood up. The 32–year–old, who has been unable to walk since the age…
Record number of summer getaway journeys to cause ‘midweek mayhem’ with 14million set to hit the roads in the next four days… which routes should YOU avoid?
Britain’s motorists were today warned to brace for the big summer getaway as experts predicted the highest number of midweek car trips since records began. Drivers are planning nearly 14million journeys between today and Thursday as the school holidays begin…
Water bills set to soar by 30% in just five years as Labour confirms it will abolish Ofwat after damning report
Water bills will rise 30 per cent over the next five years, an independent report warned today as the Government confirmed the regulator will be abolished. Environment Secretary Steve Reed said Ofwat will be scrapped as part of an overhaul…