Lib Dems: Government must ‘toughen up’ on Trump with retaliatory Tesla tariffs
The government needs to “toughen up” and start placing retaliatory tariffs on US carmakers like Tesla, the Liberal Democrats have said. The party has urged ministers to place a 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on Elon Musk’s electric car company after the US announced that 25 per cent tariffs on all car imports will begin […]
Rachel Reeves ‘absolutely certain’ welfare cuts will not push more people into poverty
Rachel Reeves has appeared to reject her own government’s impact assessment of her welfare reforms, saying she is “absolutely certain” that the changes will not push more people into poverty. An official impact assessment from the government estimated the welfare cuts announced in the chancellor’s budget would leave 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, in relative […]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Heartless’ government has ‘gone further than even the Tories ever dared’
The Independent Alliance, a parliamentary faction of progressive, pro-Palestinian MPs, has issued a scathing statement condemning the government’s spring statement. The group, of which Jeremy Corbyn is the most senior member, accuses the chancellor of going “further than even the Tories ever dared”. The statement reads: “After 14 years of Conservative rule, we were told […]
Chancellor’s spring statement speech in full as growth forecast halved to 1 per cent
Rachel Reeves has presented her first highly-anticipated spring statement to the House of Commons. Addressing MPs, the chancellor announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic growth forecast for 2025 has been slashed from 2 per cent to 1 per cent, although GDP growth forecasts for future years have been upgraded. Read Reeves’ full speech […]
Reeves to unveil more welfare cuts in spring statement, defence secretary signals
A cabinet minister has appeared to confirm reports that further cuts to welfare spending are in the pipeline after the budget watchdog ruled previously-announced measures will not save the £5 billion a year expected by 2030. According to multiple reports on Wednesday morning, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) found that the measures would only […]
Minister appears to criticise Rachel Reeves for accepting Sabrina Carpenter ‘freebie’
A minister has appeared to criticise Rachel Reeves for accepting free tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert at the O2 arena, stating he would pay for his own attendance at shows. Matthew Pennycook, who serves as minister of state for housing and planning, said he does not “personally think it’s appropriate” to accept hospitality offerings […]
Labour MPs label Brexit a ‘disaster’ as government urged to intensify UK-EU reset
MPs lined up to label Britain’s exit from the European Union a “disaster” in a House of Commons debate on Monday evening. Labour MP Stella Creasy vowed at the outset of her speech to speak plainly about the impact of Brexit, which she rubbished as “a disaster by anybody’s metric.” In one of several swipes […]
Keir Starmer: Minister for men not the answer to ‘worrying’ issues facing teenage boys
Keir Starmer has rejected the view that a dedicated minister for men could help combat the issues raised by the drama Adolescence. The four-part Netflix series, released earlier this month, is said to shine a light on the corrosive impact of social media and misogynist influencers on some teenage boys. Starmer revealed he is watching […]
Lord Frost floats Tory pact with Reform by 2028: ‘We can’t go into an election divided’
Lord Frost has reflected on the prospect of a Conservative pact with Reform UK as the two right-wing parties continue to fight it out in the polls. The former cabinet minister told attendees of the annual Margaret Thatcher conference over the weekend that “pacts or arrangements will have to be on the agenda” if the […]
Minister: Labour is not ‘centre-right’
Labour is not a party of the “centre-right”, a minister has said amid criticism of the government’s welfare reforms and anticipated spending cuts. The government announced a raft of welfare measures on Tuesday, which it said will help bring more working age people back into jobs and save the taxpayer billions of pounds. Among the […]
