IFS: Johnson’s tax cut pledges will cost billions September 27, 2019 A bonanza of tax cuts promised by Boris Johnson will cost billions of pounds, an influential research group has warned. The Prime Minister’s pledge to raise the threshold of National Insurance contributions (NIC) and higher-rate income tax has come under damning criticism from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which said this morning that the [...]
Brexit: PM to meet Cabinet today amid election rumours September 2, 2019 The Prime Minister will host an emergency Cabinet this afternoon, ahead of a reception with Conservative MPs, fuelling rumours that he is poised to call a General Election. Boris Johnson was expected to hold Cabinet on Wednesday morning, ahead of the chancellor’s fast-tracked spending round. However it has been brought forward to this afternoon, several [...]
Cross-party Brexit talks to continue despite anger over Theresa May’s customs union plan May 6, 2019 Cross-party Brexit talks are set to enter a crucial phase tomorrow despite growing mistrust and a potential revolt from Conservative MPs. The Prime Minister will resume discussions with Labour today but is set to face anger on all sides over her last-ditch plan to win over Jeremy Corbyn with a temporary customs union. Read more: [...]
Cross-party Brexit talks to continue despite anger over Theresa May’s customs union plan May 6, 2019 Cross-party Brexit talks are set to enter a crucial phase tomorrow despite growing mistrust and a potential revolt from Conservative MPs. The Prime Minister will resume discussions with Labour today but is set to face anger on all sides over her last-ditch plan to win over Jeremy Corbyn with a temporary customs union. Read more: [...]
Dominic Raab: ‘No-one gives a toss’ about Tory party’s factcheckUK Twitter stunt November 20, 2019 Dominic Raab has said that “no-one gives a toss” that the Conservative Party has been accused of misleading the public by renaming their Twitter account ‘factcheckUK’ during last night’s leaders debate. The Conservatives have faced criticism from fact checkers and Twitter after changing the name of the @CCHQPress account during the ITV debate between Boris [...]
Boris Johnson flies into Brexit storm after Supreme Court rules prorogation ‘unlawful’ September 25, 2019 Boris Johnson cut his New York trip short, flying back to the UK overnight amid an unprecedented constitutional crisis following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. The Prime Minister insisted he “strongly disagrees” with the judgement that prorogation was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, and reiterated his commitment to leave the EU by 31 October. But [...]
Labour manifesto: Capital gains tax hike to fund £83bn spending spree November 21, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn is planning a raid on the UK’s higher earners as part of plans to fund its commitment for nearly £83bn on day-to-day spending, the Labour manifesto revealed today. In what Corbyn dubbed a “radical” manifesto, launched in Birmingham today, he revealed that a Labour government would change how capital is taxed, bringing it [...]
What time will the UK election exit poll come out? December 12, 2019 Voters across the country are heading to polling stations today before tonight’s exit poll is expected to show which way the General Election will go. The Conservatives remain ahead in opinion polls but their lead has narrowed recently, with predictions ranging from a hung parliament to a convincing Tory majority. Read more: In pictures: Dogs [...]
General election 2019: Most Brits are confused by Labour’s Brexit stance November 5, 2019 Two-thirds of British voters are confused about Labour’s Brexit policy, according to polling data released today in the run up to the December general election. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party has ruled out a no-deal Brexit and committed to “get[ting] Brexit sorted within six months”. But the strategy is not working for voters, a Yougov survey [...]
General Election: Boris Johnson promises to ‘forge a new Britain’ post-Brexit November 24, 2019 Boris Johnson has promised a “pent-up tidal wave of investment” post-Brexit at today’s Conservative manifesto launch in order to “forge a new Britain”. The Prime Minister launched the party’s manifesto today in the marginal constituency of Telford, which promised £23bn of increased public spending and tax cuts. However, Johnson’s speech itself focussed heavily on the [...]