Benefits madness as 18,000 families with SIX children set to get extra £14k
18,000 families could get £14k boost (Image: Getty) Families with six or more children are set to pocket a staggering £14,000 extra a year if the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, scraps the two-child benefits cap in the Autumn Budget. The move would cost taxpayers…
Even Labour backers say Rachel Reeves will leave them worse off
Voters do not expect Rachel Reeves to launch a new era of economic good times (Image: Getty) Britons are braced to be worse off as a result of Rachel Reeves’s Budget and oppose scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Nearly seven out of 10 (68%) expect to…
Labour confirms new hotel tax that could cost British holidaymakers £518m
Blackpool is a popular holiday destination but hotel costs could rise (Image: Getty) A new hotel tax will add to the cost of holidays in the UK after Chancellor Rachel Reeves ignored warnings from struggling hospitality firms. Regional mayors are to gain the power to…
Farmers furious as Met Police stop protest on Rachel Reeves’s big Budget day
The protest was pulled at the 11th hour. (Image: Getty) Farmers have accused Scotland Yard of “two tier” policing after the force suddenly halted a protest planned for Budget day. Organisers of Wednesday’s mass demonstration have spent months planning the peaceful protest…
Rachel Reeves breaks silence with 7-word message to voters hours before tax rising Budget
Rachel Reeves will unveil her second Budget on Wednesday afternoon (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves has sent a message to the public just hours before her Budget announcement as the country braces for a series of tax rises. In a seven-word comment, the Chancellor acknowledged voters…
Furious farmers defy tractor ban as they descend on Westminster over Rachel Reeves’ Budget
Farmers have already descended on Westminster in their tractors today (Image: PA) Farmers angry about Labour’s plans to impose inheritance tax on agricultural land have defied a ban on tractors in Westminster as they make their voices heard before Rachel Reeves’s second Budget. People…
Rachel Reeves breaks silence with 7-word message to voters hours before tax rising Budget
Rachel Reeves will unveil her second Budget on Wednesday afternoon (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves has sent a message to the public just hours before her Budget announcement as the country braces for a series of tax rises. In a seven-word comment, the Chancellor acknowledged voters…
Nigel Farage hits back over school racism allegations – ‘smears from establishment’
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Image: Getty) Nigel Farage has “categorically” denied claims of racism during his schooldays in a new statement. The Reform UK leader has faced allegations of racist behaviour while at Dulwich College as a teenager. The Clacton MP…
Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves to hammer Brits with tax hikes in matter of hours
Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget in the Commons today (Image: Getty) We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based…
Rachel Reeves ‘delusional’ over ‘hammer-blow’ budget measure says furious business boss
Rob Ferguson says he feels (Image: ) Small businesses are bracing themselves ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget on Wednesday, as owners feel “let down by Labour”. In her highly anticipated fiscal statement, the Chancellor is set to confirm a 4% increase to…