Keir Starmer REFUSES to rule out tax hikes in the Budget after economists warn Labour is facing a huge £50bn black hole in public finances
Sir Keir Starmer today refused to rule out further tax hikes when the Chancellor delivers her Budget in the autumn. The Prime Minister tried to push back at economists’ claims that Labour is facing a £50billion black hole in the public finances. He insisted he didn’t recognise ‘some…
Millions of households will be hit with council tax hikes to pay for Angela Rayner’s Government funding reforms
Households in wealthy areas could be hit with huge council tax rises under Angela Rayner‘s plans to divert more funding to deprived regions, experts warned last night. Reforms being brought in by the Deputy Prime Minister will mean many councils in…
Taxman’s guilt at being British: Fury as HMRC, which can’t even answer your phone calls, allows staff event, held during office hours, discussing the ‘Guilt of Being British’
Civil servants working for the taxman has come under fire after holding a seminar on the ‘Guilt of Being British’. Staff at HM Revenue and Customs were able to log-in remotely and attend the session during office hours on Wednesday,…
Rachel Reeves has lost Labour the election and sent farmers to Reform UK
Labour has “knocked out” its chances of a second term in power and sent voters into the arms of Reform UK by launching a tax raid on farming families. This tough message comes from a trailblazing barrister and Labour peer who is…
POLL: Will Keir Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ deal stop the boats?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s new immigration scheme will allows Britain to return small boat arrivals to France, provided the UK accepts the same number of vetted asylum seekers with connections to Britain – but will it work? Dubbed the “one in,…
Jeremy Corbyn at war with Angela Rayner over plans to concrete over Britain’s allotments
Jeremy Corbyn has launched a new fight with the Labour government, accusing Angela Rayner of plotting the destruction of England’s remaining allotments. The former Labour leader condemned the plans, which were announced as part of the government’s ailing housebuilding drive. In a…
Fury over suggestion state pension age could be increased to 80
Suggestions that the state pension age could be increased to 80 have been condemned as “an affront to hard-working citizens”. However, there have been calls for an “honest national conversation” about the growing cost of the state pension and the impact on younger taxpayers….
Disaster for Keir Starmer as tens of thousands demand general election now in new petition
Sir Keir Starmer could be getting hot under the collar as a petition calling for “an immediate General Election” has hit nearly 60,000 signatures. The vote on the UK Government and Parliament’s own petition portal asks for people to sign if they…
Rachel Reeves must hike taxes or break her own rules after ‘blowing budget black hole’
Rachel Reeves will have no choice but to introduce sustained tax hikes to paper over a deepening black hole in Britain’s finances, as her economic plans unravel, a think tank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said a cocktail of…
If you cash in your pension early can you qualify for council tax benefits later? STEVE WEBB replies
This might sound a bit cheeky… I work 30 hours a week just above minimum wage. I am in the workplace pension so my pension when I retire isn’t much. One of my colleagues cashed theirs in at 55. The…