It is reported that the long-term sick will be required to look for employment, and many will see their benefits slashed under a huge welfare overhaul. Labour says it now must repair “Tory failures on welfare,” which the party says have ballooned the welfare bill. However, this means hundreds of thousands of people could see reductionsContinue reading “Huge Benefits Overhaul”
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Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’
Labour will overhaul planning rules to build the ‘biggest wave of social and affordable housing in a generation’, the Deputy Prime Minister has said. Angela Rayner, who is also the Housing Secretary, said delivering the homes at scale is her ‘No 1 priority’ after accusing the previous government of giving up on building. Echoing the Chancellor’sContinue reading “Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’”
Keir Branded ‘Sir Kid Starver’ After Suspending Seven MPs Over The Two-Child Benefit Cap
As he prepares for his first questioning at the PMQs, Keir Starmer is already finding it difficult to control the enraged labour infighting. Just two weeks after securing his historic victory, Sir Keir will face criticism from the dispatch box after being thwarted by seven MPs in a vote on the two-child benefit cap. However,Continue reading “Keir Branded ‘Sir Kid Starver’ After Suspending Seven MPs Over The Two-Child Benefit Cap”
Keir Starmer Strikes A Friendly Tone But Hints At Tax Raids And Softer Prisons
Keir Starmer warned of ‘tough decisions’ looming and tried to stop people from calling him ‘PM’ today as he kicked off his Red Revolution. At his first press conference in Downing Street, the Labour leader said questioners could call him ‘Keir’ as he acknowledged that his government will be ‘judged on actions, not on words’. HeContinue reading “Keir Starmer Strikes A Friendly Tone But Hints At Tax Raids And Softer Prisons”
Labour’s First Day In Power
More than 5,000 days have passed since Labour was last in Government. But Keir Starmer wasted no time in laying down the first tentative steps towards change yesterday as he selected his cabinet and assured voters he would begin to rebuild trust with a ‘country-first, party-second’ brand of politics. As outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak left NumberContinue reading “Labour’s First Day In Power”
Apples And Pears: Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will advise Britain to plant more apples and pears because he believes that the security of the nation might be jeopardised by an overreliance on food imports. The Prime Minister will use a food summit in Downing Street to tell farmers they are ‘vital to the security and fabric of our country’. But he willContinue reading “Apples And Pears: Rishi Sunak”
Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million
Ministers will tell people with ‘mild’ mental health problems to get therapy and get back to work this week as they seek to reduce the 3.5 million disability benefits bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is set to announce plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work in a statement to the Commons onContinue reading “Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million”
A £1 Billion ‘Toaster Tax’ Faces Britons Under Government ‘Net Zero’ Plans
MPs and industry chiefs have warned new government ‘Net Zero’ proposals could see Britons hit by a £1billion ‘toaster tax’. Plans to amend regulations to promote the reuse and recycling of used electrical equipment are presently being consulted on by the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs. One of the proposed changes to theContinue reading “A £1 Billion ‘Toaster Tax’ Faces Britons Under Government ‘Net Zero’ Plans”
Labour Considers Banning Teenagers From Buying Energy Drinks
Labour is considering ideas to prohibit the sale of energy drinks to under-16-year-olds. Concerns over the effects on children’s health and education have led to consideration of a clampdown. The beverages may include a significant amount of sugar in addition to high caffeine content. Excessive intake by youngsters has been linked in studies to headaches,Continue reading “Labour Considers Banning Teenagers From Buying Energy Drinks”
Liz Truss Leads Tory Revolt On ‘Un-Conservative’ Plans For A ‘Stealth’ Ban On Buying Cigarettes
Rishi Sunak is facing another revolt over his ‘un-Conservative’ plans for a ‘rolling’ ban on buying cigarettes. Former prime minister Liz Truss is one of the prominent individuals attempting to thwart legislation that would raise the legal age of tobacco product purchases. In an attempt to regain the upper hand, Mr Sunak is promoting theContinue reading “Liz Truss Leads Tory Revolt On ‘Un-Conservative’ Plans For A ‘Stealth’ Ban On Buying Cigarettes”
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