Is Rishi’s honeymoon already over? Poll shows Labour lead growing

Is Rishi’s honeymoon already over? Another poll shows Labour stretching lead to 24 points just three weeks into Sunak’s premiership Poll shows Labour lead growing again three weeks into Rishi Sunak premiership Redfield & Wilton research found that Keir Starmer’s party is 24 points ahead Anxiety rising about contents of the Autumn Statement package on … Read more

Average energy bills to rise to £3,000 a year from April – Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget 2022 unveils

Average energy bills will rise to £3,000 a YEAR from April but Jeremy Hunt confirms poorest will receive extra support with eight million households to get £900 payments Average energy bills will rise to £3,000 a year in April under altered plans Chancellor confirms changes to ‘Energy Price Guarantee’ from next year Millions of households now … Read more

Autumn Budget 2022: ‘We’re all doomed!’ Social media users react to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement

‘We’re all doomed!’ Social media users react to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement with deluge of memes as he unveils tax hikes and spending cuts that hits middle-earners the hardest Social media exploded with memes following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget One borrowed famous ‘We’re Doomed’ catchphrase from sitcom Dad’s Army Another likened the announcement to apocalypse scene … Read more

AUTUMN BUDGET 2022 RECAP: Jeremy Hunt defends brutal Autumn Statement

AUTUMN BUDGET 2022 RECAP: How Jeremy Hunt defended his brutal Autumn Statement by claiming £25billion in tax rises shows he is facing up to difficult decisions after Nigel Farage accused Chancellor of ‘declaring war on small business’ Recap on MailOnline’s main coverage of the 2022 autumn statement HERE  By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 08:31 … Read more

Rishi Sunak Budget ‘super deduction’ could wipe Amazon corporation tax bill to ZERO, say campaigners

Rishi Sunak’s ‘super deduction’ could let Amazon wipe out its bill: Online giant’s corporation tax could be cut to zero, campaigners warn The online retail giant’s British sales soared 51 per cent to £19.4billion last year Its warehousing arm paid £6.3mil in tax in 2019 despite raking in £3bn in sales But campaign groups say … Read more

Budget 2021: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle slams Rishi Sunak PR drive

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle slams Rishi Sunak’s Budget PR drive complaining about pre-briefing and saying Chancellor shouldn’t be ‘dashing off’ for press conference Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his eagerly-awaited Budget at 12.30 today Much of the detail of the Budget has been released ahead of time by Treasury Lindsay Hoyle said ‘tradition matters’ and … Read more

Spring Budget 2021: Tax rises on white wine ‘hit women hardest’, campaigners say

Women are being unfairly penalised for their love of wine with big tax rises, campaigners say Television host Kate Thornton said increase in duty would ‘hit women hardest’  Wine Drinkers UK asking Rishi Sunak to cut Excise Duty on wine in the Budget  Survey found 43 per cent of women favour wine, compared to 21 … Read more

Mini Budget 2020: £3bn drive for ‘green’ buildings and 140k jobs

Now EVERY household can apply for a £5,000 Green Homes Grant to make energy-saving changes to homes – with poorest getting up to £10,000 – in Rishi Sunak’s £3billion drive for ‘green’ homes, hospitals and schools to support 140,000 jobs Rishi Sunak unveiled £3billion of ‘green’ upgrades to homes and public buildings Households able to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Chancellor Rishi Sunak commits £30bn in budget

Rishi Sunak today unveiled a massive £30billion bonanza to stop coronavirus plunging Britain into Italy-style chaos – as he effectively reversed a decade of austerity. Delivering his crucial first Budget, the Chancellor admitted that people were ‘worried’ and the killer disease will inevitably have a major impact on the economy. But he insisted the government … Read more