Tag: Labour Government
State pensioner warning as Rachel Reeves gets green light to hike retirement age AGAIN
In just over 15 months, the state pension age will rise to 67. And it will keep on rising after that with no end in sight. …
Economy to shrink as Rachel Reeves ‘snuffs out wealth and stunts growth’
PM Keir Starmer has only been in power five months but some of the hardest working Brits are already throwing in the towel. …
British business gives up as ‘self-harming’ Labour piles on costs, taxes and red tape
PM Keir Starmer has only been in power five months but British businesses are already throwing in the towel. …
Pension credit fears as wait times double after winter fuel axe
The total number of outstanding applications waiting to be processed has rocketed by 125%. …
Full list of 59 cars facing £2,745 rise in car tax under new VED bands
The new VED bands have been confirmed for high CO2 emitting cars, with a full list of 59 vehicles that are set to face a £2,745 rise in car tax. Here’s the full list …
Income tax cut, NI slashed and VAT down – What Rachel Reeves’ Budget didn’t do
This Budget marks the highest tax increase we’ve seen in decades despite income tax, NI and VAT remaining unchanged for “working people”. …
DWP abandons ‘sick note’ PIP voucher plan as Labour begins eying benefits reform
DWP disability minister Sir Stephen Timms has said the new Labour government has “no intention” of pressing ahead with the widely-derided PIP voucher plan …
No PM has had worse first 100 days than Starmer – the next 100 could trigger disaster
The other day I asked what was the point of Keir Starmer. It’s now 100 days since he became PM, and I still don’t know. …
Upcoming DWP session could reveal fate of PIP cash payments under new Labour Government
The DWP is expected to respond to the consultation on the health and disability green paper – which outlined plans to reform the benefits system – in the coming weeks. …
Rachel Reeves handed dire warning as budget rule change ‘risks higher interest rates’
The Chancellor is set to radically change the Government’s borrowing rules in the Autumn Budget to allow for huge public spending projects. …