Tag: Government spending
Tuition Fees Increase and Shadow Cabinet Appointment: Live Updates
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to increase university tuition fees for the first time in eight years. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson is expected to...
Reeves Boosts Labour’s Post-Budget Poll Despite £40bn Tax Controversy
Support for Labour has increased despite the controversial Budget delivered by Rachel Reeves. According to the latest Techne UK tracker poll for The Independent,...
Potential Need for £9bn Tax Rises to Prevent UK Public Service...
Rachel Reeves has been warned that additional tax increases of £9 billion may be necessary to avoid further cuts in key public services, causing...
Rachel Reeves Urges Action in Last Call Before Autumn Budget
Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, is urging the government to take action in the last call before the Autumn Budget. She...
Top 5 Announcements Expected in 2024 Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be making history as the first female chancellor to present the UK Budget on Wednesday, October 30th. She has already...
Potential Risks of Reeves’s Borrowing Plan for Truss Mini-Budget Meltdown
The government is considering a change to borrowing rules that could potentially lead to market instability and a financial crisis similar to Liz Truss's...
Rachel Reeves Pledges ‘No Return to Austerity’ at Labour Conference
Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, is set to make a bold statement at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, pledging that there will be "no return...
Sharon Graham Criticizes Labour for Leading UK into Austerity 2.0 –...
Unite Leader Sharon Graham Criticizes Labour for Leading UK into Austerity 2.0Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, has spoken out against the Labour...
Protecting Public Services: Keir Starmer’s Pledge Against Austerity
Keir Starmer's Pledge to Protect Public ServicesKeir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has made a firm pledge to defend public services...
NHS Urgently Needs Investment: Ed Davey Warns Labour Against Delay
Investment Urgently Needed in NHS: Lib Dems Leader Urges ActionKeir Starmer is being urged to reconsider plans to delay investment in the NHS by...
Renovating Downing Street: Starmer Removes Portrait of Margaret Thatcher
Sir Keir Starmer, the newly-elected Prime Minister, has quickly started to make changes to Downing Street to make it feel more like home. Instead...
The Pros and Cons of Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) in the...
Rachel Reeves has been discussing the possibility of using private finance to fund the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing, sparking discussions about the potential return...
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Calls for Huw Edwards to Return Salary
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has called for former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards to return his salary after admitting to having indecent images of children....
Cabinet Members’ Constituencies See Reduction in Housing Targets
Members of Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet have had housing targets in their constituencies reduced, despite the government's efforts to build more homes across the...
£6m Fund Allocated to Repair Broken Roads and Paths in Borough
The local council in North London has decided to allocate an additional £6m towards repairing the broken roads and footpaths in the borough. This...