Kemi Badenoch quizzes Starmer on economy Kemi Badenoch used her platform at PMQs this afternoon to quiz the Prime Minister on the economy. She claimed Chancellor Rachel Reeves has “maxed out the country’s credit card” and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is “dragging the country down”. “He cannot say whyContinue Reading
Why is borrowing so high? The government’s borrowing is currently at a 27-year high, putting pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to balance the books. But why is borrowing so high? The yield on UK government bonds – also known as gilts – jumped to the highest level since 1998, atContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves is under renewed pressure to drop her tax hike on businesses after new research suggested it had the greatestContinue Reading
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves’ authority has not been dealt a blow by Sir Keir Starmer’s shake-up of his Downing Street team, No 10Continue Reading
Yvette Cooper has revealed that she has Union Jack and St George’s flags scattered around her home, and has encouraged Britons to display the emblems, saying people should “put them up anywhere”. The Home Secretary told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday (2 September) that she has tablecloths and bunting adorned withContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Zack Polanski has been elected as the new leader of the Green Party, after winning a landslide victory in the contest.Continue Reading
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Leading female politicians, campaigners and cultural figures have signed an open letter criticising attempts from the right to link sexual violence inContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has moved to toughen up his government by bringing Rachel Reeves’s former deputy from the Treasury to strengthenContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Yvette Cooper has announced plans to suspend all new applications under the refugee family reunion route as part of a seriesContinue Reading
