Rachel Reeves’s grand plan to ‘tax the rich’ could make the entire UK much poorer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves aims to tax the wealthy (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she will put up taxes on wealthy people in her Budget on November 26. Asked whether higher taxes on the wealthy would feature as part of her November 26…
Britain’s £200k-a-year Border chief blames France politics for record migrant crossings
Martin Hewitt in Parliament today (Image: Parliament Live) The Government’s Border Security Commander has blamed ongoing small boat crossings on the French, as Labour struggle to regain control of Britain’s borders. Martin Hewitt CBE said today that reducing crossings “isn’t going…
Rachel Reeves ‘needs scapegoat for mess the UK’s in – and she’s found her woman’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) A Tory peer has accused Rachel Reeves of using Liz Truss as a scapegoat for her handling of the economy. The Chancellor cited the former Conservative prime minister’s disastrous mini-budget as one factor that has “weighed heavily” on the UK economy as…
Huge migration row erupts on BBC Question Time: ‘Greatest betrayal!’
Journalist Matthew Syed said voters were ‘betrayed’ (Image: -) The massive wave of immigration after Brexit was the “greatest betrayal” of British voters, a BBC Question Time audience was told. Journalist Matthew Syed said voters backed Brexit because they were worried about the high rate of immigration – but then…
Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer faces Parliament inquiry over collapsed China spy case
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Image: Getty) The Labour Government is facing intense scrutiny over its role in the collapse of the trial of two alleged spies, Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry. They both deny claims that they passed sensitive intelligence…
Rachel Reeves ‘not going to move’ on much-needed exemption to death tax hike
Farming minister Dame Angela Eagle said Rachel Reeves’s Treasury won’t move on inheritance tax (Image: Richard Townshend / Paul Grover) Rachel Reeves has stamped on the hopes of farming families that they could be spared a major increase in inheritance tax which it is feared will push…
Councils warn Rachel Reeves they could go bankrupt unless they can increase local taxes
Council leaders from all parties sent a warning to Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Council leaders have written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves demanding the right to impose higher council tax increases and new charges such as local tourism taxes, to avoid “system-wide financial failure”. Authorities are currently unable…
Rachel Reeves hints at huge tax raid – older Brits could be hit hardest
Pensioners are the target of Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested she could introduce tax hikes in the upcoming budget, and target them at assets instead of wealth. The intervention comes just weeks before Ms Reeves is set…
Die Einsamkeit des Friedrich Merz: Neue Videos zeigen schockierende Isolation und Demütigung auf der Weltbühne
Die Welt der internationalen Diplomatie ist ein unbarmherziges Parkett. Jeder Schritt, jede Geste, jeder Blick wird analysiert und gedeutet. Wer hier nicht besteht, wer auch nur für einen Augenblick Schwäche oder Isolation zeigt, wird zum Thema. In den letzten Tagen…
Gerhard Schröder bricht das Schweigen: Gnadenlose Abrechnung mit Lars Klingbeil und der SPD – Eine Partei am Abgrund und die vertane Chance für den Frieden
Die politischen Bühnen Deutschlands sind selten still, doch wenn eine Stimme von Gewicht sich nach längerer Zurückhaltung mit solch einer Vehemenz zu Wort meldet, wie es Gerhard Schröder getan hat, dann ist ein Paukenschlag garantiert. Der Altkanzler, der Deutschland sieben…