Sir James Dyson has condemned Labour’s Budget as “spiteful”, warning her so-called tractor tax will be the “death of entrepreneurship”. The leading British businessman – who employs more than 2,000 people in the UK – claimed that the new government will “kill off home-grown family businesses”, dubbing the changes anContinue Reading
More Government incentives and exposing more people to the technology around electric cars are key to growing the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK, the UK boss of Polestar has said. Matt Galvin said the UK was not currently doing enough to encourage people to transition away fromContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves has defended her so-called tractor tax after the former chief of the National Farmers Union (NFU) said it would hit seven in 10 farms. The chancellor claimed that “only a very small number of agricultural properties” will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax on farms, butContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has been warned she needs to “avoid the perception she would cross the road to pick a fight” as she faces the daunting task of trying to turn the Conservative Party around from its worst general election result in history. The new Tory leader comes across as “energeticContinue Reading
The UK’s biggest trade union has warned elderly people will die as a result of Labour’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners as it launched a legal challenge against the change. Unite has accused the government of acting unlawfully over its move to means test theContinue Reading
Moment Kemi Badenoch is announced as new Tory leader to replace Rishi Sunak Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Partygate scandal was “overblown” and the government should not have fined people for “everydayContinue Reading
Newly elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been condemned over an unearthed image that shows her making a joke about rape on her personal Facebook page. The former women and equalities minister has been criticised by anti-domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid, which said it was appalled by the image. InContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves described a £500 million private investment by a US firm into a UK research campus as a “real show of confidence in what this Government are doing to grow the economy”. The investment by San Francisco-based developer Prologis, announced days after Labour’s Budget, will fund a 115,000Continue Reading
A top soprano has warned Britain risks losing its entire classical music industry due to post-Brexit red tape blocking UK artists from touring in the EU. Labour’s election manifesto promised to “improve trade and investment relations with the EU… to help our touring artists”, after years of chaos since theContinue Reading
Kemi Badenoch has called for the Tories to “be honest” about their mistakes in government after winning the Tory leadership vote – becoming the first Black leader of a Westminster party. After beating Robert Jenrick in the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak, the former business secretary said the Conservatives needContinue Reading
