by News Feed Editor | Nov 15, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesThe UK’s economy barely grew between July and September, with uncertainty about the Budget being blamed for the weak growth.The economy grew by just 0.1% over the three-month period, and shrank during September itself.Labour made boosting economic...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesThe UK must “rebuild relations” with the EU “while respecting the decision of the British people” who voted to leave in 2016, the Bank of England’s governor will say later.Andrew Bailey’s Mansion House speech to...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Politics
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his repeated strident interventions against a move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.MPs will have their say on the issue later this month – in what is known as a free...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Politics
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning what she calls the “biggest pension reform in decades” in an attempt to boost economic growth.The government wants to merge the UK’s 86 council pension schemes into a handful of “pension megafunds”.It...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a review of the costs for the NHS of implementing any changes in the law on assisted dying. Streeting, who plans to vote against a new assisted dying bill when it is debated later this month, has suggested...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Politics
Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of producing a Budget to “milk the private sector” as she stepped up her party’s criticism of the rise in National Insurance (NI) paid by employers. The Conservative leader also used her second appearance at...
