Avanti West Coast handed contract extension
Train operator Avanti West Coast has been handed a short-term contract extension by the Department for Transport (DfT), the FirstGroup-owned…
Kwarteng endorses Hunt’s ‘cautious’ Budget but says tax cuts should come sooner
Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said his successor Jeremy Hunt had delivered a “good Budget”, although he called for faster tax…
Labour steps up attack on Hunt’s pensions tax break
Labour has stepped up pressure on Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt to drop changes to pension allowances that fail to…
Reports of Chinese interference in elections cost Trudeau popularity among voters
As a flood of reports about alleged Chinese interference in Canadian Federal elections dominates the political narrative in the country,…
Budget by self-styled boring chancellor is actually an economic gamble | Ed Conway
Remember how Jeremy Hunt cast himself as the sensible, boring antidote to Kwasi Kwarteng? The sales pitch was that following…
Hunt admits ‘taxes will be higher’ after fury at biggest burden since WW2
JEREMY Hunt today admitted taxes will stay “higher for a while” as Brits face plummeting living standards. The Chancellor defended…
Jeremy Hunt defends ‘transformational’ Budget amid £1bn tax giveaway for wealthy
Jeremy Hunt has defended his Budget plan to get people back to work amid accusations he is handing a massive…
Budget 2023 for pensions and families: Lifetime tax-free pension allowance scrapped and free childcare boost in ‘back to work’ budget
Jeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime tax-free pensions allowance and introduced free childcare for youngsters under three in a budget…
Chancellor’s budget shows his head is ‘buried in the sand’, say green groups
The Chancellor has been accused of keeping his head “buried in the sand” and committing public money to expensive solutions…
Floating offshore wind farm approved off Welsh coast
Consent for a floating offshore wind farm has been granted off the Pembrokeshire coast, which will eventually provide enough power…