After its dismal hiatus during lockdown, the property market is well and truly up and running again, with buyers and sellers keen to make the most of Rishi Sunak‘s temporary stamp duty holiday. When it comes to getting the best price for your property, many homeowners usually give the interiors a spruce to make it … Read more
Steakhouse owner hits back at irate customer who complained about a 12-minute wait and then threatened to SLAP them in an expletive-fuelled rant when they were refused a free meal Owner of Gatehouse Steakhouse in Dolgellau, Snowdonia hit back at customer Unhappy customer complained about being made to wait 12 minutes outside Despite owner explaining … Read more
Rishi Sunak has given a stark warning that tax rises are in the pipeline as he desperately tries to reassure angry Tories that they will not turn into a ‘horror show’. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. Mr … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘wants to divert billions from foreign aid budget to pay for spies, drones and cyberweapons’ UK has a legal obligation to spend 0.7 percent of GDP (£15.8bn this year) on aid But a review of foreign, defence and security policy could see priorities shift Sunak has told Cabinet any boost for defence will … Read more
A thrifty couple may have celebrated the UK’s cheapest wedding by spending just £300 on their big day – including a £10 eBay dress and Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s discount on their Brewers Fayre dinner. Childhood sweethearts Chelsea-Marie and Hayden Davies, from Glastonbury, Somerset, had originally planned for a bigger £1,000 celebration in July with a … Read more
The job of Chancellor of the Exchequer is always one of the most difficult in Government, as I know from personal experience. During my spell at the Treasury in the early 1990s, I had to grapple with a series of momentous problems – the advent of recession, rising inflation and the impact of Black Wednesday, … Read more
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme is set to smash through the 80 million-meal barrier tonight at a £400 million cost to the taxpayer on the last night of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s scheme. Diners have endured three hour queues for their final 50% discounts of up to £10 per head which have been offered … Read more
Diners faced hours-long queues outside restaurants for the final day of Eat Out to Help Out – as Rishi Sunak ruled out extending the promotion but Wetherspoons vowed to launch its own scheme. Bargain-hunters joked it was ‘food binge day’ and they would try to ‘eat as much as possible’ in a final rush to make … Read more
Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn foreign aid budget pledge could be axed to help fill huge black hole in government finances Claims Rishi Sunak considering axing government’s foreign aid spending pledge Legally 0.7 per cent of national income – … Read more
Eat Out to Help Out ends TODAY after 64 million meals were ordered in August as Rishi Sunak urges diners to keep heading out amid call for scheme to be extended in hard-hit city centres Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme is ending today Mr Sunak said that more than 64 million … Read more
Good luck getting into your favourite restaurant today, if you haven’t booked long in advance. This Bank Holiday Monday is the final day of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, in which diners can claim 50 per cent of the cost of their meal (up to a maximum of £10 a head) from the … Read more
Senior Tories last night urged Rishi Sunak to abandon plans for a £30billion tax grab over fears it could throttle an economic recovery. The Chancellor is said to be considering a huge fiscal raid in this autumn’s Budget to plug the gaping hole in public finances after record spending on coronavirus. Many of the proposals … Read more
Furious business chiefs and MPs have slammed the Chancellor’s planned £30billion tax raid on the wealthy to help pay for the massive cost of coronavirus. Treasury officials are said to be drawing up plans to target the better off, businesses and pensions to plug the gap in the nation’s finances. Capital gains tax and corporation tax … Read more