How your MP voted on Tory bid to issue new oil and gas licences
Readers can check how their MP voted on the Conservative push for new oil and gas exploration Energy Secretary Ed Miliband (Image: PARLIAMENT TV) A Tory bid to issue new oil and gas licences has been rejected by MPs. The Commons voted 108 to 323,…
Schools blasted for teaching 7-year-olds black people cannot be racist to white people
Sheffield schools are teaching children as young as seven that white people have racial ‘privilege’ and that black people cannot be racist towards white people. Children aged 7-11 face being taught racism can only be committed by white people (Image: Getty)…
Nigel Farage announces huge tax break for hard working Brits
Reform UK is stepping up its fight against Labour as it battles to destroy Andy Burnham’s hopes of becoming Prime Minister by defeating him in Makerfield Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has stepped up his fight with Labour for working…
Rachel Reeves plots £1bn family holiday ‘stealth tax’ – as summer savings plan is launched
Industry figures warned the move risked making Britain one of the world’s most heavily taxed aviation markets. Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is believed to be plotting a £1billion “stealth tax” on family holidays just as Labour launches a summer savings package…
Migrant boat brought to UK coast by Border Force as Channel Crossings set to soar
Warmer weather could see a big spike in arrivals this weekend. The boat was brought to the coast by Border Force (Image: X) Migrants have arrived on the UK coast after being escorted by Border Force, according to reports. Pictures showed…
UK seaside town tourism collapse fears – £3.50 rule from May 18
With machines only partially operational and tensions rising, many fear the new rules risk undermining the very tourism the council says it wants to protect. The seaside town of Aberystwyth in west Wales (Image: Getty) Business owners in Aberystwyth fear a new £3.50…
Rachel Reeves announces new 55p per mile tax rule as drivers all say same thing
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a 10p increase to the work mileage allowance, rising from 45p to 55p per mile for under 10,000 miles. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the work mileage allowance for under 10,000 miles will rise by…
Rachel Reeves sets brutal state pension tax trap – you’ll regret saving a single penny
Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised state pensioners a tax break. Instead, she’ll push them over a cliff. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will punish pensioners for saving money (Image: Getty) Thanks to her, the personal allowance is frozen at £12,570 all the way to 2031….
Rachel Reeves just punched older state pensioners in the face – her promises are worthless
The UK has had a two-tier pension system for years. Chancellor Rachel Reeves just doubled down. Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised pensioners a tax break most won’t get (Image: Getty) The Chancellor thought she’d found a neat escape route from the looming state…
Rachel Reeves must stop giving benefits to husbands with more than 1 wife – it’s madness
Labour has a comms problem – but this is such an easy win, argues Alex Evans. Rachel Reeves must move to scrap this bizarre bigamy benefit, argues Alex Evans (Image: Getty) I spend so much time poring through often dense and…