If news rumours are anything to go by, the growing Tory revolt may soon have Truss out the door. The economic ripples of the mini-budget have not only created market chaos but also alarmed the IMF. At a meeting today, the Chancellor will seek to reassure their representatives while the PM staves off the rebellion […]
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Blood supplies in England are so low that the NHS has issued its first ever amber warning meaning some surgeries may be postponed due to the shortages. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has called for donors to come forward to replenish the critically low levels but it is staff shortages at donor sessions – particularly […]
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have narrowly voted to end their strike after accepting an improved pay offer from the government to raise legal aid fees by 15%. The ballot ends the all-out strike by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) that began on September 5 and has led to hundreds of delays […]
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Ian Blackford has told Scottish voters their homes, pensions and incomes “are not safe under Westminster” days before the Supreme Court decides if an independence referendum can go ahead. The SNP’s leader at Westminster slammed “the disastrous duo” of prime minister Liz Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng for making “the worst first impression in the […]
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Enough is Enough protests against the spiralling cost of living crisis will be held in 50 of the UK’s biggest cities and towns tomorrow (October 1) – the same day the new energy bill price cap begins. The campaign group’s first “national day of action” will see simultaneous events in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, […]
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The pound has plummeted to its lowest ever level against the US dollar after the new Conservative government’s mini-budget collapsed confidence in the UK’s economic management. Early trading on Monday saw the pound plunge 5% against the dollar to just $1.03 before it managed to claw back two cents when London’s markets opened. Further turmoil […]
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The Labour party conference in Liverpool has started with a big boost from opinion polls putting them on course to win a 56-seat majority in the next general election. The latest poll by Savanta ComRes sees the Conservatives trailing Labour by 12 points, with the parties on 45% and 33% (the Liberal Democrats are on […]
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The pound and UK stock markets have plummeted providing an immediate reaction to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget aimed to stimulate economic growth. The £45 billion package of tax cuts announced today (September 23) is the biggest tax give-away for 50 years – but experts say that half the cuts in personal tax will line the […]
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On Friday, the new chancellor will be on his feet in the House of Commons to reveal measures to tackle the cost of living crisis and boost the UK economy in his mini-budget. A variety of tax cuts are set to feature, including a reduction in the National Insurance rates, the scrapping of company profit […]
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Liz Truss’s admission that Britain’s post-Brexit free trade deal with the US is years away is “terrible news” for the UK economy and an “embarrassment” for the prime minister, according to the Labour party. Prime minister Truss is in New York for the United Nations general assembly – her first foreign trip as prime minister […]
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