David Lammy has charged taxpayers nearly £7,000 for help with his tax return. The senior Labour MP used his Commons expenses to pay accountants’ fees 10 times before the practice was outlawed last year. Figures published by the Parliamentary pay body reveal that he first used public money for the service back in 2012, with a £936 claimContinue reading “Deputy PM David Lammy Claimed Almost £7,000 For Help With His Tax Returns”
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Builders Use “Swift Bricks” And “Garden-Grabbing”
Labour has disclosed additional sweeping changes to England’s planning rules as ministers scramble to build a promised 1.5 million new homes within five years. Under what is declared to be the most significant planning shake-up in more than a decade, ministers said thousands more homes will be built faster in every region. The Government said itsContinue reading “Builders Use “Swift Bricks” And “Garden-Grabbing””
Kemi Badenoch Criticises Young People
Kemi Badenoch pledged to change the UK’s welfare culture while lashing out at young people who refuse to work because they think it is “beneath them.” The Conservative leader, who worked in McDonald’s as a youngster, said too few were willing to work their way up ‘from the bottom’ as she did. This morning, she saidContinue reading “Kemi Badenoch Criticises Young People”
DWP Can Now Take Money From Bank Accounts
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ‘bank spying bill’ has come into force and gives government agents new capabilities to tackle benefits fraud. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Debt) Bill grants DWP agents the authority to get data from benefit claimants’ bank accounts and, under some conditions, to retrieve payments directly. The Eligibility Verification MeasureContinue reading “DWP Can Now Take Money From Bank Accounts”
Keir Starmer Shouldn’t Fear Wes Streeting – It’s Angela Rayner He Needs To Worry About
Former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove said that Angela Rayner would never play “the role of political girlfriend to Wes Streeting” to assist him win a leadership challenge because she is more likely to succeed than he is. With rumours rife of a potential Streeting-Rayner pact to take on the Prime Minister in a leadershipContinue reading “Keir Starmer Shouldn’t Fear Wes Streeting – It’s Angela Rayner He Needs To Worry About”
Should Rachel Reeves Resign?
Rachel Reeves encountered enraged calls to resign last night after being accused of ‘lying’ to the nation in the run-up to the Budget. The Chancellor was informed months ago that there was no gap in the public finances, the fiscal watchdog disclosed Wednesday in an unusual step. But even before her announcement on Wednesday, Ms Reeves hadContinue reading “Should Rachel Reeves Resign?”
Anger As Sir Keir Starmer To Approve Chinese Mega-Embassy
Keir Starmer was accused of ‘kowtowing’ to China as he is poised to approve its ‘mega’ embassy. It is understood that the Prime Minister will announce a decision next month despite warnings over national security. It comes in the same week as MI5 cautioned MPs about a security threat from Chinese spies aiming to penetrate Parliament. Reports that Sir KeirContinue reading “Anger As Sir Keir Starmer To Approve Chinese Mega-Embassy”
One-In-One-Out Migrant Still In UK After Returning From France
The migrant who re-entered the UK via a small boat after being deported under the ‘one-in, one-out’ deal with France is still in the country, the border security minister has said. The Iranian man’s second dinghy crossing took place just 29 days after he was kicked out of Britain under Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship borders policy. The Conservatives previously saidContinue reading “One-In-One-Out Migrant Still In UK After Returning From France”
Hadush Kebatu Was Set Free From HMP Chelmsford By Mistake
The government was forced to issue a frantic plea to the public to help them hunt down a migrant sex offender who was accidentally freed from prison. The man has now been located. Hadush Kebatu was set free from HMP Chelmsford by mistake on Friday, just four weeks after being convicted for sexually assaulting aContinue reading “Hadush Kebatu Was Set Free From HMP Chelmsford By Mistake”
The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed
Amid outrage at the increasing chaos engulfing the government, a minister cautioned that Labour will not hurry to establish a significant new investigation into the grooming gangs crisis. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said finding the right chairperson for the investigation is a ‘crucial appointment to get right’, after it emerged it could take months. InContinue reading “The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed”
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