i2h
State pensions will be taxed unless allowance raised by £1k
Campaigners are calling for the personal allowance to be increased for state pensioners to avoid many being dragged into the ...
PMQs live: Starmer mocks Badenoch’s ‘desperate search for relevance’ in clash over defence spending boost
Kemi Badenoch has appointed herself “saviour of the western civilisation”, Sir Keir Starmer said, after the Conservative ...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid
The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
Ukrainian official says terms of minerals deal reached with US
The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
Reeves told to raise personal allowance by £1,000 to stop state pension tax raid
Rachel Reeves has been urged to raise the personal allowance to save state pensioners from falling into a “retirement tax” ...
The Financial Times1d
UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
The prime minister has long faced calls to spell out when Labour would meet its manifesto commitment to increase defence ... but reduced to 0.5 per cent by then-chancellor Rishi Sunak during the Covid ...
How net zero push is impacting Britain's economy - including some nice salary bumps
While some Conservative and Reform MPs have criticised the push towards net zero, new figures suggest the green economy is a ...
Tories suggest benefits should be slashed for those with 'anxiety' in order to boost defence spending - as ex-minister demands Britain becomes 'more resilient'
Ex-defence minister James Cartlidge, now shadow defence secretary, said there was a need for Britain to become 'more ...
What we know as Keir Starmer hikes UK defence spending
The UK currently spends 2.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. According to the Ministry of Defence's most recent ...
PrintWeek5d
Election print and postal pressures highlighted in AEA report
The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) has put forward a raft of recommendations that would – if adopted – make ...
Make Britain confident again: manifesto for a woman of firsts
Kemi Badenoch has the toughest job in British politics. She is the leader of the British Conservative party and therefore of His Majesty’s Opposition. This week Donald Trump, apparently the progenitor ...
State pensioners face 'retirement tax' under Labour but HMRC 'may decide not to pursue it'
The state pension will rise to £12,631 next year, pushing it above the frozen personal allowance threshold of £12,570 for the ...