Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Chancellor hints at tax cuts amid record high tax burden, William visits Kate after surgery – Paper Talk Friday’s front pages feature a variety of stories with no single story dominating the newspapers. Several of the papers pick up on comments made by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in Davos, Switzerland, who said lower taxes were the “direction of travel”. His comments come as he prepares to deliver the Budget in March. Chancellor hints at tax cuts …

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Bronson Battersby’s sister does not blame social services for his death Melanie Battersby – the sister of two-year-old Bronson Battersby – has said she doesn’t blame social services for his tragic death.  Bronson was found dead in a Skegness property on January 9. It’s believed he starved to death after his father had a heart attack and died at the same property. Speaking to the BBC, Melanie Battersby shared her belief that “social services and…

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has strongly suggested that he’s thinking about reducing taxes in the upcoming spring Budget. He believes that countries with lower taxes tend to have faster-growing and more dynamic economies. In the recent Autumn Statement, Hunt already made some moves, like cutting national insurance for workers by 2% and providing tax relief for businesses. If inflation goes down this year and interest rates follow, Hunt…

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Elementor #580224January 18, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Royal Hospital shock: I’ll be there for Kate Prince William has cancelled all his engagements so he can be there while Kate recovers, the Daily Mirror reports. A source tells the paper that his role is now “to be there for her”.Elsewhere, the front page reports on the government’s win on the Rwanda bill after initial fears of a Tory…

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Rwanda plan: What’s next after Sunak wins vote? Rwanda plan passes key vote Video by Adam Smith Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda plan has passed a key vote amongst MPs by 320 votes to 276. Enough MPs backed the government’s key Safety of Rwanda Bill, meaning a touted rebellion by a group of Conservative MPs failed to materialise. The BBC’s Peter Saull explains what this means for the prime minister’s authority and the prospect of asylum…

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Rwanda vote is a win for Sunak, but it has come at a cost Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby writes: In the end the rebellion melted away. For all the talk publicly on Tuesday from rebels that this was about the substance of the bill and definitely NOT a confidence issue in the prime minister, when it came to voting down their leader’s flagship Rwanda plan down, all but 11 rebels caved. Even as they…

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