Tag: Keir Starmer
State Pension fury as Labour MP demands triple lock be axed: ‘Propping up rich pensioners’
Fears are growing that Rachel Reeves’s squeeze on public spending could force Labour to look to the triple lock for further cutbacks. …
Personal tax allowance £20,000 call hits major threshold as Keir Starmer questioned
For millions the £12,570 barrier has been frozen since 2021, pulling millions of low-wage earners into the income tax net through ‘fiscal drag’ …
State pension age hike update and Labour’s other options if they’re brave or daft
After Pensions Minister Torsten Bell admitted that planned hikes to the state pension age may need to be reassessed, Harvey Jones says there are other options. …
State pension is a benefit not an entitlement – what you get is up to Starmer so watch out
Millions assume they’re entitled to the state pension. They’re wrong. …
Keir Starmer to axe Ed Miliband in the Spring – we can’t wait that long!
PM Keir Starmer is reportedly planning to axe Ed Miliband show in a Spring reshuffle. What took him so long? …
Rachel Reeves is undermining fight against Putin by sabotaging UK economy
Standing up to Vladimir Putin is tough enough. It’s even harder as Chancellor Rachel Reeves sinks the economy. …
Bus passes, NHS, state pension triple lock – as Keir Starmer slashes aid, nothing is safe
Keir Starmer’s decision to cut foreign aid to fund defence spending is a game changer. …
Has Donald Trump just sunk the state pension triple lock?
Nothing will escape US President Donald Trump unscathed. Not even the state pension triple lock. …
Reeves faces £12bn in tax hikes to fund Starmer’s Ukraine defence pledge
Economists have warned that the Chancellor will need to either hike taxes or slash public sector budgets by £6bn annually …
Shell-shocked Keir Starmer drags UK into Trump’s trade war – on the wrong side!
Donald Trump’s tariff war threatens to rage out of control. If PM Keir Starmer had any sense, he’d sit this one out. Instead he’s picking sides. …
