Rachel Reeves is facing huge amounts of criticism of her policies as the UK’s economy stalls. The Chancellor is due to set out her Spring Statement on March 26, which is expected to focus on the state of the public finances, economic growth, and household pressures. On October 30, Ms Reeves announced controversial measures in…
PA Media The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is travelling to China in a bid to boost trade and economic ties, as she faces pressure over government borrowing costs hitting their highest level in years. The three day-visit has been criticised by some Conservatives who claim she should have cancelled the trip to prioritise dealing with economic…
Washington — A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday rejected a bid to block the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report detailing his investigation and prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump stemming from an alleged plan to subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election. The U.S. Court of Appeals…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric about merging the U.S. with Canada is distracting people from the costs Americans will face as a result of steep tariffs on Canadian goods. Speaking to CNN on Thursday in his first media interview since announcing his intention to resign, Trudeau also pushed back on…
Kemi Badenoch has warned that Britain is “back under union control”. The Tory leader suggested that “what we have is Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party fronted by Keir Starmer”. She hit out at the Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a raft of changes to the education sector. Speaking to The Telegraph, Mrs…
PA Media Sorcha Eastwood described herself as a “survivor of abuse” during the debate An MP has told the House of Commons that she was once approached by a member of the public who told her that he wanted to rape her. Sorcha Eastwood said the incident occurred while she was hosting a group of…
The price of resale tickets could be capped under plans to stop the public being “fleeced” by professional touts, the government has announced. The limit could range from the cost of the original ticket to a 30% uplift, with a consultation to be launched on the specifics of the measure. Some in No 10 ‘a…
Washington — The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill known as the Laken Riley Act that is aimed at expanding the federal government’s mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally. In a 84 to 9 vote, the Senate voted to advance the legislation, with dozens of Democrats voting with Republicans to clear…
BBC/Malcolm Prior Tractors rolled into Oxford as environment secretary Steve Reed launched a ‘new deal’ for farmers Protesting farmers angry at inheritance tax changes have tried to disrupt a minister’s speech outlining the government’s vision of a “new deal” for UK agriculture. About 40 tractors rolled into the streets of Oxford city centre blaring their…
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on the federal government to restore clarity to the upcoming tax filing season by pre-emptively nixing its proposed changes to capital gains taxes. Those measures, which would see the taxable portion of capital gains rise to two-thirds from half in some circumstances, are currently in limbo and at…
