In a hugely significant move the Prime Minister said he would hike thresholds for National Insurance from £8,600 to £12,500 next year. Mr Johnson said wanted to “help people with the cost of living” by raising the threshold. Initially the rate will be raised to £9,500 next year, lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump sought to defend himself from hours of damaging congressional testimony on Wednesday from Gordon D. Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union, by focusing on one detail of the envoy’s lengthy account: a phone call in September in which the president denied withholding military aid to Ukraine as leverage to pressure […]
WASHINGTON — Gordon D. Sondland, the diplomat at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo apprised of key developments in the campaign to pressure Ukraine’s leader into public commitments that would satisfy President Trump, two people briefed on the matter said. Mr. Sondland informed Mr. Pompeo in mid-August about […]
The DUP will still have 'leverage' over the Tories after the general election , according to a candidate for the unionist party. Lagan Valley candidate Sir Jeffrey Donaldson reckons that Boris Johnson will not enjoy a 'huge majority' come December 13. And that means the Tories could still rely on the DUP to push through […]
Peter Mason, who serves on Ealing Council in west London, is an outspoken critic of Mr Corbyn’s handling of the scandal which continues to haunt the party. And he dismissed as “lies” the claims Mr Corbyn made on last night’s televised campaign debate when challenged over anti-semitism by Boris Johnson. There are at least 130 […]
Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Nick Corasaniti, your host on Tuesdays for our coverage of all things media and messaging. Flush with $75 million in cash, Pacronym, a new Democratic super PAC, was hoping to make a splash in the impeachment news cycle. Twitter, whose politically […]
(Reuters) – The following are quotations from the third day of U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee public hearings on Tuesday in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine: HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ADAM SCHIFF Schiff, a Democrat, opened the hearing by addressing the allegations against Republican Trump, which include that he […]
Labour could write-off student debt as massive overhaul of higher education funding, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell suggested today. Mr McDonnell refused to rule out the move, but said the party would be looking at the issue. He also confirmed that a commitment to scrap tuition fees will be in the party's manifesto.. Asked on the […]
With the December 12 general election fast approaching, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will face off in an hour-long live debate on ITV tonight. The debate will be the first of the general election campaign to be televised. What time is Boris Johnson vs Jeremy Corbyn on ITV tonight? The election debate will be held […]
The Green Party of England and Wales have unveiled plans to invest £100bn a year in climate action as they launched their general election manifesto. With 23 days until polling day, the party outlined 10 new pieces of legislation, which it says will decarbonise “every sector” and bring “social justice”. The party, which had one […]