Jeremy Hunt hails UK growth as he unveils autumn statement Jeremy Hunt has missed a major Brexit opportunity in his much-vaunted Autumn Statement, one of Britain’s leading experts on international trade has warned. Marco Forgione, the Director General of the Institute of Export & International Trade (IoE&IT) has expressed disappointment that the Chancellor failed to […]
Jeremy Hunt’s plans to slash taxes in today’s Autumn Statement were given a significant boost after official figures showed Government borrowing was lower than forecast. Public sector net borrowing stood at £14.9billion last month, £4.4 billion more than a year earlier, but it is £17billion below predictions last March. The Chancellor has already announced a […]
James Cleverly announces trip to the Falkland Islands The Royal Navy has announced a patrol ship will return to the Falklands, after a 105-day break defending Gibraltar. The announcement comes after the UK Government issued a warning to the new Argentinian President, who told voters prior to his election yesterday that he wants to “get […]
Andrew Bailey claimed it was too soon to say that inflation has been beaten and too early to start talking about cutting interest rates. Last week, inflation figures showed a group of goods and services increased in price by around 4.6% in the year to the end of October, indicating the Prime Minister’s target to […]
Labour economic plans mocked by Sky News Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of repeating fake figures about the NHS. The woman who will be guiding the country’s economy if Labour wins power was on the Sunday morning political shows today ahead of next Wednesday’s Autumn Statement. But her claims about the NHS […]
The munitions were removed from Scotland’s Moray Firth in a landmark operation to protect marine habitats.Specialists EODEX used a “low order” deflagration technique to carry out the task. The Absolutely Fabulous star is fronting the Stop Sea Blasts campaign, urging governments to use less impactful ways to clear unexploded bombs and mines. Dame Joanna said: […]
QT audience member suggests pushing small boats back to France A BBC Question Time audience member suggested pushing boats back to France in a bid to end the Channel crisis. The audience member’s contribution came as this week’s show, filmed in Somerset, debated whether it was time to abandon the Rwanda policy. The audience member […]
Jeremy Hunt says the government ‘can’t guarantee’ that migrant flights will take off next year Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has appeared to let slip that flights to Rwanda may not take off even next year. The interview comes after yesterday’s damning blow to the Government’s flagship immigration policy by the Supreme Court. Speaking to Sky News, […]
The New Conservatives faction announced it will start directly fundraising to protect its MPs in marginal seats across the North and Midlands. It also warned the Prime Minister it will speak out about the issues it fears the party is not listening to voters on, such as migration and trans rights. Founders Miriam Cates and […]
A Welsh Labour minister had to apologise after making an ill-judged joke about bringing Margaret Thatcher into the Government. In a surprise move, Rishi Sunak appointed former Prime Minister David Cameron as his new Foreign Secretary during a dramatic reshuffle yesterday. Commenting on the appointments, Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan wrote on Facebook: “What next? […]