The five problems with the chancellor’s U-turn on winter fuel payments – and there are some major issues.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil a £15.6bn transport investment package aimed at boosting infrastructure across the North, Midlands and West Country. The cash will fund tram, train and bus improvements, including major projects in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and the West Midlands.
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The Treasury plans to announce substantial spending cuts to realign public finances ahead of the Spring Statement. Escalating borrowing costs attributed to global economic conditions…
Chancellor summons City bosses to No 11 for infrastructure task force relaunch. Rachel Reeves met senior City figures on Friday to discuss funding of national…
Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor? Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor? In…
The UK Treasury has assured this Saturday that the United Kingdom has closed agreements with China worth 600 million pounds (about 715 million euros) during…
Monday’s front pages lead with several domestic and international stories.
Ongoing backlash over the October Budget dominates a handful of front pages with several reporting on the ‘tax raid’ whilst others preview a speech by the chancellor in which she will say she had no choice other than raising taxes.
Several papers look ahead to Friday’s assisted dying vote in the Commons. The Cabinet appears to be split over the vote – but many of the papers are not.
Images of Storm Bert feature on many front pages as streets flood in the UK and at least five people died.
The weekend’s Premier League action dominates the back pages.
Chancellor pledges extra £500m for social homes in budget as part of the Treasury’s plans £5bn total investment in housing supply and a reduction in…
Reeves to ignore funding options to tax on wealth above £10m and instead will go ahead and cut winter fuel payments, following a cross-party proposal by MPs who urged Rachel Reeves to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m, having been lobbied by the banks.
Infrastructure taskforce to help chancellor avoid financial sector turmoil. Rachel Reeves is to seek advice from City experts to ensure big projects’ value for money…
“In the standard textbook model that Reeves would have learned at Oxford and the London School of Economics in the late 1990s, business investment is a reward for governments that behave nicely. Investors want low tax rates, flexible markets and, above all, stability. Any hint of an increase in borrowing and they will spook, worrying that government debt will spiral out of control. In this kind of model, even austerity can be expansionary, as it demonstrates to the business community that the fiscal authorities are really committed, even at the expense of electoral pain.”
UK Daily Trending stories Trending – What’s the Chancellor got planned for the October Budget? There are a few trending stories across the UK news…
Rachel Reeves Eyes Fiscal Rule Shuffle To Bring £50bn Investment Boost in Next Budget Rachel Reeves is looking to unlock over £50 billion for UK…
Donations a feature of our politics – pay to get your way Donations a feature of our politics a brasin remark by Rayner, speaking ahead…
Support planned for UK households struggling with winter energy bills Support planned for UK households as the government discusses measures after criticism over cuts to…
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has reportedly been sacked by PM Liz Truss following the backlash from the mini-budget, according to sources…
Breaking News Nadhim Zahawi appointed Chancellor. No 10 has also confirmed that Steve Barclay will be replacing Sajid Javid, becoming the new secretary of state…
The Chancellor is a ‘sell-out!’
Do Nurses & police get paid too much? He thinks so!