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Rachel Reeves savaged from all sides – you won’t believe who’s turning on her now

She took blows from three fronts yesterday, and there is plenty more to come. Serious establishment figures are aghast at how she’s trashing the UK economy, and they’re no longer holding...

Rachel Reeves Budget nightmare as 2 ‘stealth taxes’ could hit drivers

Drivers have been warned that Rachel Reeves could be increasing two "stealth taxes" in her autumn Budget. Conservative shadow transport secretary, Richard Holden, told the Express that he fears the...

Food prices continue to surge as inflation remains at 3.8%

Food prices continue to surge as inflation remains at 3.8%34 minutes agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesFood price inflation rose for the fifth month in a row in August with costs rising...

Keir Starmer is doomed but don’t celebrate – what follows will be madness

That’s an astonishing thing to say given that Keir Starmer swept to power with a supposedly towering landslide just over a year ago. Yet the Westminster consensus is that he is finished. The only...

Nightmare for Rachel Reeves as Chancellor 'issued bombshell tax rise warning'

The UK’s fiscal watchdog has told Rachel Reeves it is expected to lower its productivity growth forecast in a fresh blow to the Chancellor, reports say. It is thought the downgrade will make tax...

Nigel Farage says Reform understand the North – Richard Tice proves they don't

I write to you this week from a bumpy East Midlands Rail train somewhere between Sheffield and Manchester. The Wi-Fi is non-existent, the plug socket doesn’t work, and the carriage smells faintly...

Labour are refusing to do the one thing that would end UK managed decline

The saying goes that repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is a sign of madness. It is also said that those which the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. So, perhaps the...

Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS3 hours agoMichelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsSarah (Mia's mum)All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine...

Marxists miss this one basic economic reality that UK must wake up and face

Profit-making is vital and is the basis of the most successful system of wealth creation and the provision of goods in human history: capitalism. It is only capitalism that liberated the vast...

Brits are desperate for new Bank Holiday - here’s why Rachel Reeves won't give us one

Today should be a memorable August bank holiday as the sun is actually shining (Image: Getty)For once, the weather is behind us, with the temperature forecast to hit 30C. But not everybody loves Bank...

WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace

WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace21 minutes agoImogen FoulkesBBC News, in SwitzerlandReutersWorkers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more...

Reeves warned taxes must rise to cover £41bn spending gap

Reeves must raise tax to cover £41bn gap, says think tank41 minutes agoLucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesTaxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet...

Labour surrendered on housing within days – here are vital steps they won't take for UK

OPINIONLabour is preventing Britain from building again (Image: Getty)When Conservative YIMBY launched in May, by my think tank Onward, we promised unapologetic action on housing. Within weeks, our...

Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?

Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?1 hour agoHugh SchofieldBBC News in ParisGetty ImagesPrime Minister François Bayrou has put the cat among the pigeons in...

Rachel Reeves has had a week from hell – but the real meltdown starts NOW

Something broke in Reeves last week. The country saw it. She sat slumped in the Commons, tears streaming, while PM Keir Starmer stared straight ahead. Next day, Reeves was wheeled out, caked in...