Rachel Reeves may target millions of middle-income earners with punishing income tax hikes as she is forced to clear up Labour’s welfare mess. The under-pressure Chancellor could also have VAT and...
I do wish the idiots in this shambolic government would stop treating the electorate like cretins who’ll swallow any outrageous lie they tell. I’m talking about the 24 hours in which Rachel...
Nobody should cheer that. But it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the Chancellor has made mistake after mistake, with little sign she’s learned from any of them.She tanked sentiment the...
As economic uncertainty grips the UK, increasing numbers of financially secure Britons are eyeing a new life abroad – and Malta is proving an irresistible option.“We see more people moving from...
In March, I delivered some unwelcome news: the state pension isn’t an entitlement. It’s a state benefit, just like any other.Many readers weren’t happy. They wrote in, insisting the pension is...
Labour MPs press Kendall on rollout of benefit changes29 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitics reporterHouse of CommonsWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has faced repeated questions from Labour MPs...
A campaign to try to force Rachel Reeves to increase the lowest personal tax allowance threshold has seen a surge of support in the wake of a parliament debate. In a huge wave of frustration people...
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The Prime Minister is lurching from U-turn to U-turn, his authority draining by the day. First came the scrapped winter fuel payment cut. Then the binned £5billion raid on disability benefits. Now,...
PM Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves played voters for fools at last year’s election. They were desperate to distance themselves from previous Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who led the party to...
Labour’s disability benefits U-turn has blown a £3billion hole in her plans, possibly more. That’s on top of the £1.5billion cost of reinstating winter fuel payments. PM Keir Starmer has...
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Estée Lauder, the luxury fragrance, has an array of scents to suit every taste. Yet, for those in the know, there is one Estée Lauder gem that deserves attention. Customers who have previously...
Trump takes victory lap but pitfalls remain7 hours agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentGetty ImagesAboard Air Force One en route to the Nato summit in the Netherlands, Trump shared a...
The NHS is sending an increasing number of patients abroad for treatment in what an expert described as a “terrible indictment” of the state of the health service. Overseas treatments in nations...