Category: UK Politics
David Lammy told to ‘get a grip’ as search continues for mistakenly freed prisoners
Robert Jenrick has expressed a lack of confidence in David Lammy and said the deputy prime minister’s performance at PMQs was a ‘disgrace’
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MP calls for companies to pay tax for AI bots used to replace workers
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole) says measure could shore up employment and protect Treasury revenues.
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How Rachel Reeves can ‘break Britain’s tax-and-spend doom loop’ as Budget looms
A report from the Tony Blair Institute has called on the chancellor to ‘bring businesses back onside’
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Gordon Brown to issue warning on ‘shameful epidemic’ of child poverty in Britain
The ex-Labour leader will also call for Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap
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Reeves must slash tax again before next election if she breaks manifesto pledge, Tony Blair think tank warns
Labour chancellor told any tax hikes must be temporary in a bid to break Britain’s ‘tax-and-spend doom loop’
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Rattled Lammy refuses to say whether prisoner has been accidentally freed from jail – despite manhunt under way
Deputy prime minister lashes out during PMQs and tells shadow minister to ‘get a grip’ after repeated questions over the bungled release of Hadush Kebatu
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Budget: Pound plummets after Reeves hints at tax rises – but government bonds rally
The chancellor refused to rule out tax hikes and said the upcoming Budget will focus on lowering inflation
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Moment Lammy puts poppy on midway through PMQs
David Lammy put on a poppy midway through Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).
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‘I hate my boss’ is not a health condition, says leader of sick pay review
Action to combat UK’s £85 billion sick leave bill urged by ex-John Lewis chief executive Sir Charlie Mayfield
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George Osborne issues stark warning to Reeves over tax hikes
The former chancellor described the government as ‘constrained by its promise’ after Labour’s general election manifesto pledged to not increase VAT, national insurance or income tax
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