Rishi Sunak vows tax cut for pensioners with ‘triple lock plus’
The policy would mean that for pensioners, both the state pension and their tax-free allowance will rise in line with the highest of earnings, wages or 2.5 per cent every year.
Rishi Sunak unveils plans for mandatory national service to inspire ‘pride in our country’
The Conservative Party has vowed to bring back national service, with new proposals designed to renew a “sense of pride in our country”. In what amounts to Rishi Sunak’s most significant policy announcement since he called the general election on Wednesday, the plan would see eighteen-year-olds choose between service in the armed forces and volunteering […]
Election 2024: Michael Gove to stand down as MP
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has said he will stand down as an MP at the upcoming general election. It makes Gove the 77th Conservative MP to announce they are quitting parliament — the most since the 1997 election. In a statement posted to X/Twitter, Gove said: “After nearly twenty years serving the wonderful people […]
Labour investigation into Diane Abbott will conclude ‘within days’, says Starmer
A Labour Party investigation into Diane Abbott will be resolved before the general election, Keir Starmer has indicated. The Labour leader was asked about the probe on Friday morning in relation to the recent defection of MP Natalie Elphicke to his party from the Conservatives. Questioned on whether Elphicke represents Labour better than Abbott, Starmer […]
Jeremy Corbyn confirms he will stand as independent in Islington North
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he will stand as an independent candidate in Islington North. Corbyn, who was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party following a row over antisemitism, announced he will contest the north London seat he has held for more than 40 years in a widely expected move. In a video posted to social […]
Election 2024: Conservatives call for ‘weekly debates’ between Sunak and Starmer
A senior Conservative has called for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak to face “weekly debates” during the general election campaign. Claire Coutinho, the energy security and net zero secretary, claimed Starmer and Labour wanted to “skate through” the election campaign “without telling anyone what they really think”. In a post on X/Twitter, Coutinho said: “We’re […]
Election 2024: Nigel Farage confirms he will not stand as Reform UK candidate
Nigel Farage has confirmed that he will not stand as a candidate for Reform UK at the general election, which has been announced for July 4. In a statement on Thursday morning, Reform’s honorary president revealed he had thought “long and hard as to whether” he should stand. But he had concluded that “it is […]
Rishi Sunak suggests Rwanda flights will not take off before election
Rishi Sunak has suggested that the first Rwanda flights will not take off before the general election. The prime minister said the first Rwanda flights “will go in July” if the Conservatives win the election, which will be held on 4 July. “We have already put the preparations in place for that”, he added. At […]
‘Everything is heading in the right direction’, says Rishi Sunak after inflation fall
Rishi Sunak has welcomed the fall in the rate of inflation as a “major milestone”, while admitting there was “more work to do”. The rate of consumer price index inflation dropped to 2.3 per cent in April — the lowest in nearly three years, according to official data published by the Office for National Statistics […]
Politicians could be prosecuted over infected blood scandal, says former Supreme Court justice
A former Supreme Court justice has said it is “certainly conceivable” that politicians and officials could be prosecuted over the infected blood scandal. Lord Saville, who also chaired the Bloody Sunday inquiry, was commenting after the publication of a long-awaited report into the scandal. The report from the inquiry’s chair Sir Brian Langstaff blamed “successive […]
