‘I’m used to doing this at the moment’: Boris Johnson reveals he is helping bottle-feed his son Wilfred as he helps out with newborn lambs on the election campaign trail PM mucked in with new season arrivals on a campaign trail visit to Derbyshire He was at Moor Farm in Stoney Middleton in the north … Read more
Australian MP blasts ‘amateurish’ Liz Truss after she insulted the Canberra minister she is trying to strike a trade deal with as the pair meet in London for crunch talks Liz Truss holding face-to-face talks with Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan Talks in London started this morning but UK frustrated at pace of the progress … Read more
Liz Truss demands Australia picks up ‘glacially slow’ trade negotiations ahead of crunch meeting this week as allies brand her Canberra counterpart ‘inexperienced’ Liz Truss is set for face-to-face talks with Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan Talks in London due to start tomorrow but UK frustrated at pace of the progress Allies of Ms Truss … Read more
Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘running scared’ over David Cameron Greensill lobbying row after he dodges grilling in the House of Commons as Government sends junior minister to answer questions Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds was granted urgent question on the issue She wanted to get answers from Chancellor Rishi Sunak but he failed to attend … Read more
Boris Johnson today said there are questions that need to be ‘satisfied’ over the David Cameron Greensill lobbying row as he insisted an independent probe will be given ‘carte blanche’ to ask anybody anything. The Prime Minister said he wants a review led by Nigel Boardman to be ‘done quickly’, with the legal expert to … Read more
Pay hike for 2million low-paid workers as minimum wage increases today by 2.2%… more than £300 extra a year for full time staff The National Living Wage rises by 2.2 per cent to £8.91 per hour from Thursday The boost is the equivalent of £345 extra per year for someone working full time The rate … Read more
Union Jack flag will be flown on Government buildings every day of the year under plans to celebrate the UK’s heritage and pride Ministers to order that Government buildings must fly the Union Jack every day The flag is only required to be flown on all Government buildings on special days New move is part … Read more
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
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
Commuters and frequent travellers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises from Monday. Rail passengers in England will see ticket prices increase by around 2.6 per cent while those in Wales will face a similar increase. Meanwhile in Scotland, the Government is implementing smaller rises of 1.6 per cent and … Read more
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
Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled a lockdown exit roadmap for Scotland which will see the stay at home rule lifted and the return of some non-essential shops on April 5. She said her ‘deliberately cautious’ plan will start with more pupils heading back to classrooms on March 15 and with the limit on outdoor mixing being … Read more
Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister just weeks after dropping plans to make him National Security Adviser Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to Denmark … Read more