Thousands of farmers are set to descend on London later this month in protest against the government’s extension of inheritance tax, after the Metropolitan Police gave the march the green light. There has been growing backlash from the farming community following the decision to extend the duty to cover agriculturalContinue Reading
The government has dropped official opposition to the introduction of a four-day working week by a local council – a move which could pave the way for other local authorities to do the same. The previous Conservative government objected to the plans by South Cambridgeshire District Council after it wasContinue Reading
The defence secretary has revealed his son joined the army as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the conflict is now “personal”. John Healey said his son’s decision to join the British army reservists has allowed him to better understand the real-life impact of decisions he may makeContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has offered his services to Sir Keir Starmer’s administration, saying he would be “useful as an interlocutor” with Donald Trump. The Reform UK leader – a close ally of Mr Trump and the only UK politician who was at his Palm Beach home on election night – describedContinue Reading
The NHS is “drinking in the last-chance saloon”, Labour’s top health adviser and a former health secretary has warned, saying it must stop asking for more money. Alan Milburn, who was a minister under Tony Blair, said the service needs radical reform rather than more cash, calling for an endContinue Reading
The NHS has been warned it is “drinking in the last chance saloon” and must end its culture of asking for more money, by Labour’s top health advisor. In the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced what she called the biggest real-terms increase in day-to-day NHS spending since 2010 – outsideContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer’s new national security adviser wrote an article a year ago in which he recommended a “more relaxed attitude” to terrorist groups. Jonathan Powell, who was Tony Blair’s chief of staff during the last Labour government, was appointed to the crucial role by Sir Keir after the primeContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has been warned that he must prioritise attempts to reset Britain’s relationship with the EU and unpick the trade barriers created by leaving if he wants to offset the impact of the tariffs Donald Trump has threatened to impose. With Mr Trump re-elected to the White House andContinue Reading
Keir Starmer has been warned a trade deal with Donald Trump risks selling out farmers already infuriated by his ‘tractor tax’. When he was last in office the new president enthusiastically embraced the idea of a post-Brexit free trade deal with the UK, but US sources have always made clearContinue Reading
Andy Burnham has hit out at Donald Trump as Labour’s divisions over his return to the White House become increasingly public. Sir Keir Starmer has already been warned not to roll out the red carpet for Mr Trump in the UK, as the government attempts to build bridges with the president-elect.Continue Reading
