The UK’s economic growth could come close to US levels, Jeremy Hunt predicts ahead of inflation figures being published

The UK’s economic growth could come close to US levels, Jeremy Hunt predicts ahead of inflation figures being published

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The UK’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent during the last quarter of 2023 But Chancellor Jeremy Hunt remains optimistic it could grow to near US levels  By Harriet Line Published: 22:41 GMT, 19 March 2024 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 19 March 2024 … Read more

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. From April 8 until September 29, taxpayers will be unable to call the tax office. Elsewhere, Jeremy Hunt has hinted at the date of the next general election. HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year HMRC is introducing … Read more

Politics latest news: We can’t change leader as often as our socks, Rees-Mogg warns Tory rebels

Politics latest news: We can’t change leader as often as our socks, Rees-Mogg warns Tory rebels

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Jacob Rees Mogg said “changing our leader in the way people seem to change their socks cannot be wise” as he issued a warning to any Tory MPs plotting to oust Rishi Sunak.  The former Cabinet minister said that the Tories were … Read more

Politics latest news: Badenoch tells ‘self indulgent’ Tory rebels to ‘stop messing around’

Politics latest news: Badenoch tells ‘self indulgent’ Tory rebels to ‘stop messing around’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Kemi Badenoch has told Tory rebels to “stop messing around and get behind the Prime Minister” amid speculation about a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s leadership.  The Business and Trade Secretary said any Tory MPs plotting against Mr Sunak were being “self indulgent” at … Read more

Bone disease treatment delay will cost 1,400 women’s lives, charity warns Chancellor

Bone disease treatment delay will cost 1,400 women’s lives, charity warns Chancellor

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Calls for £30million funding for the early detection of osteoporosis By Ruth Sunderland Published: 00:33 GMT, 17 March 2024 | Updated: 00:33 GMT, 17 March 2024 Around 1,400 women will die if Chancellor Jeremy Hunt fails to end the postcode lottery on a … Read more

Politics latest news: Liz Truss accuses Labour MPs of blocking her transgender law reforms

Politics latest news: Liz Truss accuses Labour MPs of blocking her transgender law reforms

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Liz Truss has accused Labour MPs of “filibustering” to stop her proposed transgender law reforms from being debated in the House of Commons.  Ms Truss tabled the Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill which aims to bar transgender women from female-only spaces such … Read more

Politics latest news: Cabinet ministers ‘held talks to discuss Sunak’s future as PM’

Politics latest news: Cabinet ministers ‘held talks to discuss Sunak’s future as PM’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Cabinet ministers have discussed whether the Tories might be forced to replace Rishi Sunak before the next general election, according to a report.    Bloomberg reported private discussions had been held by ministers in recent days about the Prime Minister’s future, citing “people familiar … Read more

Politics latest news: Post-Budget poll puts Tories at lowest level since Truss

Politics latest news: Post-Budget poll puts Tories at lowest level since Truss

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak and the Tories have sunk to their lowest level of poll support since the resignation of Liz Truss as last week’s Budget failed to deliver a boost.  A new Savanta survey conducted between Mar 8-10 in the days after the Budget … Read more

UK economy bounces back with 0.2% growth in January in boost for Jeremy Hunt after country slipped into recession at end of 2023

UK economy bounces back with 0.2% growth in January in boost for Jeremy Hunt after country slipped into recession at end of 2023

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:19 GMT, 13 March 2024 | Updated: 07:25 GMT, 13 March 2024 Jeremy Hunt was breathing a sigh of relief today after the UK economy bounced back from recession in January. GDP rose by 0.2 … Read more

Tom Tugendhat heaps pressure on Rishi Sunak saying defence spending must rise ‘now’ as furious Tories compare the PM to Neville Chamberlain failing to stand up to Hitler

Tom Tugendhat heaps pressure on Rishi Sunak saying defence spending must rise ‘now’ as furious Tories compare the PM to Neville Chamberlain failing to stand up to Hitler

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Tom Tugendhat heaped pressure on Rishi Sunak today as he warned defence spending must rise ‘now’. The security minister gave the Prime Minister a fresh headache over funding for Britain’s military in a round of TV interviews. He insisted defence spending should increase … Read more

Politics latest news: Raise defence spending ‘now’, Tugendhat tells Sunak

Politics latest news: Raise defence spending ‘now’, Tugendhat tells Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The security minister has urged Rishi Sunak to raise defence spending “now, as soon as possible” to 2.5 per cent. Tom Tugendhat made the intervention after Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, did not announce any extra cash for defence at the Budget last week. … Read more

DAN HODGES: Levelling Up was meant to revamp the Red Wall – not bail out bankers

DAN HODGES: Levelling Up was meant to revamp the Red Wall – not bail out bankers

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE In Birmingham the lights are going out. Literally. On Wednesday, the council announced it would be dimming its lampposts as it attempts to come to terms with a £300 million budget shortfall that has driven the city into bankruptcy. Along with cuts to … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Nothing ministers do matters more than our defence

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Nothing ministers do matters more than our defence

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Daily Mail Comment Published: 00:57 GMT, 9 March 2024 | Updated: 06:39 GMT, 9 March 2024 SELDOM do prime ministers speak of our fighting forces without a lump in their throats. As Rishi Sunak gushed in his Christmas message to Britain’s troops: … Read more

Pensioners ‘biggest losers’ from the Budget as they take a £8bn hit, economists claim

Pensioners ‘biggest losers’ from the Budget as they take a £8bn hit, economists claim

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Harriet Line Published: 22:24 GMT, 7 March 2024 | Updated: 09:31 GMT, 8 March 2024 Jeremy Hunt focused tax cuts in his Budget on workers by cutting 2p off National Insurance contributions, which are not paid by pensioners Pensioners are the ‘biggest … Read more

Politics latest news: Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election

Politics latest news: Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Government’s plan to get rid of National Insurance has been plunged into confusion after a Cabinet minister said it is only an “aspiration” and failed to commit to scrapping the levy entirely.  Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that there … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: Up against Penny, Powell looked like a goat trotting into a minefield

QUENTIN LETTS: Up against Penny, Powell looked like a goat trotting into a minefield

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE At the risk of cultural appropriation, happy International Women’s Day. To mark this vital event, we will ignore fluffy little men and focus on what the ladies said in Parliament yesterday. They spouted plenty of nonsense to fill a column. Rachel Reeves, Shadow … Read more

New vaping taxes announced in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget could fuel a dramatic surge in prices… but will it make ANY difference to sales? Store owners and smokers give their take

New vaping taxes announced in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget could fuel a dramatic surge in prices… but will it make ANY difference to sales? Store owners and smokers give their take

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt announced in his Budget new vaping taxes which could cause a dramatic surge in prices – but store owners and e-cigarette users are divided over what the impact will be, MailOnline can reveal.  The Chancellor revealed the price of the strongest e-cigarette … Read more

Thursday evening news briefing: Sunak refuses to rule out May election

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out a general election in May. Elsewhere, pensioners and high earners are the biggest losers from Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s stealth tax raids. Sunak refuses to rule out May election Rishi Sunak has refused … Read more

Jeremy Hunt warns restive Tories he ‘can’t afford’ to go further on taxes yet amid warnings Budget package was ‘not enough’ to turn the tide at election – with fears crucial pensioner voters won’t benefit and ‘face £960 hit’

Jeremy Hunt warns restive Tories he ‘can’t afford’ to go further on taxes yet amid warnings Budget package was ‘not enough’ to turn the tide at election – with fears crucial pensioner voters won’t benefit and ‘face £960 hit’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt today warned he ‘can’t afford’ to go further on taxes yet amid warnings the Budget package was ‘not enough’ to turn the tide at an election. The Chancellor slashed 2p off national insurance for the second time in four months – a combined … Read more

Meet the very understanding Mrs Hunt: He’s forgotten her birthday and even mistaken her for an ex. But Jeremy Hunt’s wife Lucia – who the cautious Chancellor wooed with tea, biscuits and freebies – couldn’t be prouder of her ‘Mr Big Rice’

Meet the very understanding Mrs Hunt: He’s forgotten her birthday and even mistaken her for an ex. But Jeremy Hunt’s wife Lucia – who the cautious Chancellor wooed with tea, biscuits and freebies – couldn’t be prouder of her ‘Mr Big Rice’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt describes his wife Lucia as his ‘secret weapon’ – quietly supporting his political ambitions as well as helping manage their multi-million pound property portfolio. However, Mrs Hunt describes her husband the Chancellor, 57, as something rather different, revealing recently that his … Read more

Jeremy Hunt defends ‘fat-shaming’ Keir Starmer during Budget clashes saying he was only ‘pulling his leg’ and the Labour leader can take a joke

Jeremy Hunt defends ‘fat-shaming’ Keir Starmer during Budget clashes saying he was only ‘pulling his leg’ and the Labour leader can take a joke

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:42 GMT, 7 March 2024 | Updated: 13:08 GMT, 7 March 2024 Jeremy Hunt defended ‘fat-shaming’ Keir Starmer during Budget clashes today insisting he was only ‘pulling his leg’. The Chancellor said the jokes at … Read more

​Dinosaurs are coming to Hertfordshire! Jurassic World will be shot at Elstree Studios after Jeremy Hunt announced tax relief to make the UK ‘second only to Hollywood’ (and said he wanted to see ‘Sunderland Barbie’ next)

​Dinosaurs are coming to Hertfordshire! Jurassic World will be shot at Elstree Studios after Jeremy Hunt announced tax relief to make the UK ‘second only to Hollywood’ (and said he wanted to see ‘Sunderland Barbie’ next)

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The film is set to start shooting at Sky’s Elstree Studios facility later this year By Dan Woodland Published: 07:55 GMT, 7 March 2024 | Updated: 09:26 GMT, 7 March 2024 Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic World will be shot in the UK after the Chancellor … Read more

Jeremy Hunt’s wife and children make a rare public appearance as they watch the Chancellor hold up his red budget box outside Downing Street

Jeremy Hunt’s wife and children make a rare public appearance as they watch the Chancellor hold up his red budget box outside Downing Street

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Chancellor’s wife and children made a rare public appearance yesterday as they watched him brandish his red budget box outside Downing Street. Jeremy Hunt‘s wife Lucia stood outside Number 12, joined by their three children Jack, 13, Anna, 11, and Eleanor, nine.  … Read more

Budget 2024 latest news: Abolishing National Insurance will be ‘huge job’, says Hunt

Budget 2024 latest news: Abolishing National Insurance will be ‘huge job’, says Hunt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt today signalled he could look to unfreeze tax thresholds in the future.  The Government has faced intense criticism over its decision to freeze the thresholds at which people start to pay the basic rate and the higher rate, with millions of … Read more

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get an extra £560million from Westminster in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget – but SNP complains its £300million share is not enough

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get an extra £560million from Westminster in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget – but SNP complains its £300million share is not enough

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor Published: 17:28 GMT, 6 March 2024 | Updated: 01:43 GMT, 7 March 2024 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were handed more than half-a-billion pounds from economic changes unveiled in the Budget – and the SNP immediately complained … Read more

Jeremy Hunt announces £1million war memorial for Muslims who died in the two world wars in his Budget

Jeremy Hunt announces £1million war memorial for Muslims who died in the two world wars in his Budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE He said it would honour those lost ‘in the service of freedom and democracy’  The chancellor’s move was welcomed by the World Wars Muslim Memorial Trust By Aidan Radnedge Published: 17:04 GMT, 6 March 2024 | Updated: 01:43 GMT, 7 March 2024 Jeremy … Read more

‘Freezing fuel duty won’t make any difference’: Motorists brand extension of 5p cut as ‘irrelevant’ because prices at the pump are still too high due to rising cost of oil

‘Freezing fuel duty won’t make any difference’: Motorists brand extension of 5p cut as ‘irrelevant’ because prices at the pump are still too high due to rising cost of oil

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Motorists at a motorway service station has branded the government’s fuel duty freeze ‘irrelevant’ – and called for an end to rising petrol prices. Drivers in Hampshire said they don’t think the extension of the 5p cut announced by the Chancellor will ‘make … Read more

‘This one’s for Angela’: Jeremy Hunt pokes fun at Rayner’s second home tax row and Keir Starmer’s waistline as he wheels out Budget banter

‘This one’s for Angela’: Jeremy Hunt pokes fun at Rayner’s second home tax row and Keir Starmer’s waistline as he wheels out Budget banter

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt poked fun at Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and the row over her tax affairs as he unleashed gentle Budget banter.  The Chancellor joked ‘this one is for Angela’ as he revealed changes to stamp duty from the despatch box this … Read more

Are we heading for a General Election in MAY? Jeremy Hunt refuses to rule it out after sinking Keir Starmer’s spending plans in his budget… but will the Chancellor’s pledges be enough to see off Labour?

Are we heading for a General Election in MAY? Jeremy Hunt refuses to rule it out after sinking Keir Starmer’s spending plans in his budget… but will the Chancellor’s pledges be enough to see off Labour?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt fuelled speculation about a May election yesterday after using his Budget to wreck Labour‘s plans for the economy. In a highly political Budget, the Chancellor delivered tax cuts for millions of working people – funded in part by levying taxes that … Read more

Pensioners are left out of Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts and face rises of £960 as he targets the young in his budget

Pensioners are left out of Jeremy Hunt’s tax cuts and face rises of £960 as he targets the young in his budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Jessica Beard Deputy Money Editor Published: 21:54 GMT, 6 March 2024 | Updated: 00:10 GMT, 7 March 2024 Pensioners have been left out of the Chancellor’s round of tax cuts for a second time in six months after the Government snubbed its … Read more

Wednesday evening news briefing: Hunt signals the end of National Insurance

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Jeremy Hunt today signalled a future Tory government could look to abolish National Insurance entirely. The Chancellor said during his Budget address that “the way we tax people’s income is particularly unfair”. Elsewhere, Nikki Haley has announced the suspension of her … Read more

Are you a Budget winner or loser? 500,000 families due more child benefit after Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget, with drivers and wine-lovers getting a boost, but smokers and landlords squeezed – so use our online tool to find if YOU will be better off

Are you a Budget winner or loser? 500,000 families due more child benefit after Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget, with drivers and wine-lovers getting a boost, but smokers and landlords squeezed – so use our online tool to find if YOU will be better off

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt unveiled a 2p cut in national insurance and handed thousands of families a child benefit boost today as he vowed to put the UK back on a ‘path to low taxes’. Brits are digesting the implications in the wake of a crucial … Read more

Being ‘punished’ for vaping, ‘nightmare’ of getting on the property ladder, worries over benefits and calls for more tax cuts as families struggle with the cost of living: Brits react to Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget

Being ‘punished’ for vaping, ‘nightmare’ of getting on the property ladder, worries over benefits and calls for more tax cuts as families struggle with the cost of living: Brits react to Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Britons reacted to Jeremy Hunt‘s Budget today as they told MailOnline of their worries over income tax, benefits, buying a house and even the cost of vaping. The Chancellor made a 2p cut in national insurance for workers and the self-employed the centrepiece … Read more

Why does slim equal success in the world of politics? MPs who ‘shed a few pounds’ appear more dynamic with energy for a relentless job in judgemental social media age, say experts – as Keir Starmer is told to lose weight

Why does slim equal success in the world of politics? MPs who ‘shed a few pounds’ appear more dynamic with energy for a relentless job in judgemental social media age, say experts – as Keir Starmer is told to lose weight

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE When Keir Starmer was told this week by former Labour spin chief Peter Mandelson that he should lose weight, he must have been left wondering if he can get anything right. Speaking on Times Radio, Lord Mandelson urged him to ‘shed a few … Read more

‘We’re on a path to low taxes’: Jeremy Hunt hands thousands more middle-income families child benefit, slashes NICs by 2p – giving 27m workers £450 – and freezes fuel and alcohol duty in pre-election Budget… but pain for vapers, smokers and landlords

‘We’re on a path to low taxes’: Jeremy Hunt hands thousands more middle-income families child benefit, slashes NICs by 2p – giving 27m workers £450 – and freezes fuel and alcohol duty in pre-election Budget… but pain for vapers, smokers and landlords

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt put Britain back on a ‘path to low taxes’ today as he unveiled a 2p cut in national insurance and handed thousands of families child benefit. Laying out the Tory election pitch to voters in a crucial Budget, the Chancellor insisted that … Read more

Jeremy Hunt’s Budget: key points at a glance

Jeremy Hunt’s Budget: key points at a glance

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Welcome to our live summary of the Budget. This page will be constantly updated throughout the event to guide you through all of the Chancellor’s new policies. Follow the Budget announcement as it happens in our live blog. Jeremy Hunt will seek to … Read more

Jeremy Hunt has a challenge ahead of him, but here are four ways he could put a smile on our faces, writes ALEX BRUMMER

Jeremy Hunt has a challenge ahead of him, but here are four ways he could put a smile on our faces, writes ALEX BRUMMER

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:22 GMT, 5 March 2024 | Updated: 08:28 GMT, 6 March 2024 Today’s Spring Budget has been the most leaked and briefed of all time. The boldest measure – likely to be a further cut … Read more

Jeremy Hunt latest news: Chancellor’s tax cut is ‘fiddling while Rome burns’, warns Lord Frost

Jeremy Hunt latest news: Chancellor’s tax cut is ‘fiddling while Rome burns’, warns Lord Frost

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt’s Budget plan to cut National Insurance by 2p amounts to “fiddling while Rome burns”, Lord Frost has warned.  The former Brexit minister said the Chancellor needed to use today’s address in the House of Commons to set out a strategy to … Read more

The Budget 2024 live: National Insurance cut will prompt future tax rises, Hunt warned

The Budget 2024 live: National Insurance cut will prompt future tax rises, Hunt warned

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Thanks for joining me for your live Budget updates. Jeremy Hunt’s plan to cut 2p off National Insurance will eventually lead to number of tax increases after the next election, economists have warned. Adam Corlett, principal economist at the Resolution Foundation think tank, … Read more

What we want from this year’s Budget: From inheritance tax, childcare costs and the housing market, Brits reveal the changes they hope will be announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

What we want from this year’s Budget: From inheritance tax, childcare costs and the housing market, Brits reveal the changes they hope will be announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Britons have revealed their concerns over inheritance tax, childcare costs, electric car costs and the housing market as Jeremy Hunt prepares to reveal his Budget. The Chancellor is thought to have decided on a 2p cut to national insurance rather than the more … Read more

Everything expected to be in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget: Chancellor poised to make fresh cut to national insurance and freeze fuel duty while punishing vapers, smokers and non-doms… but could he also have an income tax rabbit in his red box?

Everything expected to be in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget: Chancellor poised to make fresh cut to national insurance and freeze fuel duty while punishing vapers, smokers and non-doms… but could he also have an income tax rabbit in his red box?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt is making final preparations for his crucial pre-election Budget today as hopes mount that he could push through big tax cuts. The Chancellor had an audience with the King at Buckingham Palace this morning after finalising the package after months of wrangling. There … Read more

Talk of spring General Election as Jeremy Hunt gets set to cut National Insurance by 2p in his budget TODAY in bid to convince voters of better times to come

Talk of spring General Election as Jeremy Hunt gets set to cut National Insurance by 2p in his budget TODAY in bid to convince voters of better times to come

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt will slash National Insurance by another 2p today in a tax-cutting drive ahead of the next election. Whitehall sources told the Mail the Chancellor will press ahead with a second consecutive 2p cut in personal tax today, leaving the average worker … Read more

Bankrupt Labour-run Birmingham City Council signs off on wave of ‘devastating’ cuts and 21% rise in council tax

Bankrupt Labour-run Birmingham City Council signs off on wave of ‘devastating’ cuts and 21% rise in council tax

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Birmingham City Council has signed off on a wave of ‘devastating’ cuts to services and a 21% rise in council tax.  The Labour-run local authority has declared itself effectively bankrupt and says it needs to make £300m in savings, after being hit with a … Read more

Tuesday evening news briefing: Labour claims Tories planning May election as Hunt to cut NI by 2p

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. The average employee earning £35,000 will save £785 a year thanks to National Insurance being cut by a further 2 percentage points in tomorrow’s spring Budget. Elsewhere, a Ukrainian drone has struck an oil depot in the Russian border region. Hunt … Read more

Cancer-stricken King Charles shakes hands with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Buckingham Palace audience ahead of tomorrow’s Budget

Cancer-stricken King Charles shakes hands with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at Buckingham Palace audience ahead of tomorrow’s Budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE King Charles has shaken hands with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of tomorrow’s crunch budget.  Charles met with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his private audience room at Buckingham Palace earlier on Tuesday.  His Majesty later travelled to Clarence House as the Monarch continues his treatment … Read more

Budget 2024 latest news: Public deserve a tax break, suggests minister

Budget 2024 latest news: Public deserve a tax break, suggests minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Taxpayers deserve a “bit of a tax break this year”, a minister suggested this morning as Jeremy Hunt prepares to deliver his Budget tomorrow.   Greg Hands, a trade minister, said a “responsible” Budget would include both money for public services and measures … Read more

Politics latest news: Do not block the Rwanda Bill, minister warns Lords

Politics latest news: Do not block the Rwanda Bill, minister warns Lords

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Peers have been warned not to block Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda Bill as it returns to the House of Lords for crunch votes this week. Bim Afolami, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said the upper chamber has a “right to scrutinise but … Read more

Jeremy Hunt is set to cut 2p from personal taxes in bid to revive Tory fortunes with his ‘do or die’ budget

Jeremy Hunt is set to cut 2p from personal taxes in bid to revive Tory fortunes with his ‘do or die’ budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt is poised to cut 2p off personal taxes this week to revive Tory electoral fortunes. The Chancellor and Rishi Sunak were locked in talks last night over spending cuts and revenue-raising measures to free up cash to pay for a headline-grabbing … Read more

Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak slammed over ‘Tesco Value Budget’ plan with Tory MPs demanding income tax is slashed by 2p to boost Tory election chances – as Chancellor considers increasing levies on energy firms, holiday lets and vaping to fund cuts

Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak slammed over ‘Tesco Value Budget’ plan with Tory MPs demanding income tax is slashed by 2p to boost Tory election chances – as Chancellor considers increasing levies on energy firms, holiday lets and vaping to fund cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak are under growing pressure from Tory backbenchers to unveil vote-winning tax cuts on Wednesday amid fears of a ‘Tesco Value Budget’ that tinkers at the edges. The Chancellor and Prime Minister are locked in last-minute talks this weekend … Read more

Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak set for crunch talks as they try to find cash for 2p tax cut… with pensioners set to be hit by Chancellor’s stealth tax raid

Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak set for crunch talks as they try to find cash for 2p tax cut… with pensioners set to be hit by Chancellor’s stealth tax raid

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is this weekend scrabbling to find the money to make a 2p cut in personal taxation in Wednesday’s Budget – and rescue the Tories election hopes in the process. The Treasury had hoped to have around £30bn available for handouts, … Read more

Jeremy Hunt goes to war on ‘immoral’ Whitehall waste

Jeremy Hunt goes to war on ‘immoral’ Whitehall waste

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Treasury officials are believed to be considering a range of options, including reducing employee national insurance contributions, cutting income tax and extending the freeze on fuel duty.  The Sunday Times reported that Mr Hunt will scrap the preferential tax regime for holiday lets … Read more

Why it might be time to put money on a May Election: GLEN OWEN and ANNA MIKHAILOVA

Why it might be time to put money on a May Election: GLEN OWEN and ANNA MIKHAILOVA

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE When a lectern appeared outside Downing Street in the vanishing light of Friday afternoon, mobile phones started buzzing across Westminster. No, political journalists explained, Rishi Sunak was not about to call an Election; he was delivering a speech urging the public to ‘face … Read more

Nigel Farage: ‘Close to zero’ chance of me joining the Tories – live updates

Nigel Farage: ‘Close to zero’ chance of me joining the Tories – live updates

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 29 February 2024 • 8:25am 8:24AM Labour government would inherit worst economic situation ‘since Second World War’ An incoming Labour government would inherit the worst economic situation of any new administration “since the Second World War”, Rachel Reeves has claimed.  The shadow chancellor … Read more

Jeremy Hunt eyes scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax status in last-ditch move to raise £3.6 billion for pre-election tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt eyes scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax status in last-ditch move to raise £3.6 billion for pre-election tax cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty, previously benefited from ‘non-dom’ rules By Martin Beckford Policy Editor Published: 21:59 GMT, 28 February 2024 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 28 February 2024 Jeremy Hunt has drawn up emergency Budget plans to scale back or even scrap Britain’s … Read more

Politics latest news: Tories ‘tearing themselves to pieces’ over Lee Anderson row, says Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Tories ‘tearing themselves to pieces’ over Lee Anderson row, says Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nigel Farage claimed the Tories are “tearing themselves into pieces” over the Lee Anderson row amid speculation the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party could join Reform UK.  Mr Farage, the honorary president of Reform, said he had “no idea” if Mr … Read more

Now more than 500 businesses demand Jeremy Hunt scrap the ‘tourist tax’ to boost the UK economy

Now more than 500 businesses demand Jeremy Hunt scrap the ‘tourist tax’ to boost the UK economy

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak scrapped tax-free shopping for overseas tourists as Chancellor By Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 22:17 GMT, 27 February 2024 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 27 February 2024 More than 500 leading businesses have now signed a letter demanding the Chancellor scraps … Read more

Lee Anderson insists he will stand at next election despite losing Tory whip – live updates

Lee Anderson insists he will stand at next election despite losing Tory whip – live updates

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson said the support he had received from people after losing the Tory whip had been “absolutely phenomenal”.  The former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party said his inbox had “exploded with support” and he had received a “round of applause” when … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour put Hoyle under ‘intolerable pressure’, says Duncan Smith

Politics latest news: Labour put Hoyle under ‘intolerable pressure’, says Duncan Smith

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Lindsay Hoyle was put under “intolerable pressure” by the Labour Party, Sir Iain Duncan Smith claimed as the Commons Speaker fights for his political life.  Tory and SNP MPs have launched an attempt to oust Sir Lindsay after his controversial handling of … Read more

Pre-Budget boost for Jeremy Hunt as government racks up record £16bn surplus in January thanks to huge tax haul and falling interest costs on debt… after BoE chief said UK already out of recession

Pre-Budget boost for Jeremy Hunt as government racks up record £16bn surplus in January thanks to huge tax haul and falling interest costs on debt… after BoE chief said UK already out of recession

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:52 GMT, 21 February 2024 | Updated: 08:07 GMT, 21 February 2024 Jeremy Hunt was handed a pre-Budget boost today as figures showed the government racking up a record surplus last month. The public sector … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour and SNP ‘politically naive’ over Gaza ceasefire row, says Health Secretary

Politics latest news: Labour and SNP ‘politically naive’ over Gaza ceasefire row, says Health Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Victoria Atkins, the Health Secretary, accused Labour and the SNP of being “politically naive” ahead of a crunch Gaza ceasefire vote in the House of Commons this afternoon.  The SNP has tabled a motion calling for an “immediate ceasefire”. That prompted Sir Keir … Read more

Politics latest news: Government’s real focus is exonerating victims, says minister amid Post Office lying row

Politics latest news: Government’s real focus is exonerating victims, says minister amid Post Office lying row

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Steve Barclay has insisted the Government’s focus is on exonerating the victims of the Post Office scandal and ensuring they receive compensation amid a furious row between Kemi Badenoch and Henry Staunton. Mr Staunton, the former chairman of the Post Office, alleged in … Read more

Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to ‘prioritise’ compensation, says minister amid ‘lying’ row

Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to ‘prioritise’ compensation, says minister amid ‘lying’ row

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Gillian Keegan said there are “no magic answers” to reverse Tory fortunes after the double defeat in last week’s two by-elections.  Sir Jake Berry, a former chairman of the Conservative Party, wrote in the Sunday Express that the Tories are facing “a potential … Read more

AMANDA PLATELL: Please Harry, do all of us a favour and just become a US citizen

AMANDA PLATELL: Please Harry, do all of us a favour and just become a US citizen

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good Morning America, the USA’s biggest TV breakfast show, must have been thrilled to get the first interview with Prince Harry so soon after his father’s shocking cancer diagnosis. It suited the Prince, too, for his admirable Winter Invictus Games were promoted on … Read more

Friday evening news briefing: Hold Putin accountable for Navalny’s death, says Cameron

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Lord Cameron has said the West should hold Vladimir Putin accountable for the death of Alexei Navalny. Elsewhere, US President Joe Biden is making a statement following the death of the Russian opposition leader. Click here to watch the live press … Read more

Jeremy Hunt ‘drops plan to slash income tax by 2p’ in the Budget as the UK slips into recession and halves Chancellor’s ‘headroom’ for cuts next month

Jeremy Hunt ‘drops plan to slash income tax by 2p’ in the Budget as the UK slips into recession and halves Chancellor’s ‘headroom’ for cuts next month

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt last night binned long-signalled plans to cut income tax by 2p in his Budget next month, as the UK lurched into recession.  The Chancellor is said to have backtracked on moves to reduce the basic rate from 20 per cent to 18 … Read more

Thursday evening news briefing: Jeremy Hunt scales back tax cuts as UK slips into recession

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. It has emerged Jeremy Hunt is scaling back plans for tax cuts in the Budget next month, after it was announced that the UK economy is now technically in a recession. Elsewhere, Sadiq Khan has been accused of “virtue signalling nonsense” … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour says Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy is ‘in tatters’

Politics latest news: Labour says Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy is ‘in tatters’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Labour said Rishi Sunak’s pledge to grow the economy was “in tatters” after official statistics revealed the UK economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023.  Data published by the Office for National Statistics this morning showed gross domestic product fell … Read more

Britain IS in recession: Blow for Rishi Sunak as official figures show worse-than-expected 0.3% decline at the end of 2023 despite his growth vow – but ministers insist UK is ‘turning a corner’

Britain IS in recession: Blow for Rishi Sunak as official figures show worse-than-expected 0.3% decline at the end of 2023 despite his growth vow – but ministers insist UK is ‘turning a corner’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak suffered a blow today as official figures showed the UK slid into recession at the end of last year. The economy declined by a worse-than-expected 0.3 per cent in the quarter from October to December. That followed a 0.1 per cent … Read more

Politics latest news: Anti-Israel sentiment ‘deep rooted’ in Labour, claims Farage

Politics latest news: Anti-Israel sentiment ‘deep rooted’ in Labour, claims Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Nigel Farage claimed anti-Israel sentiment is “deep rooted” in the Labour Party as Sir Keir Starmer faces a deepening anti-Semitism crisis.  Mr Farage, the former leader of the Brexit Party, said he believed Sir Keir had “actually tried” to grip the issue.  But … Read more

Inflation holds steady at 4% in January  in boost to Jeremy Hunt’s economic plans after fears it would rise

Inflation holds steady at 4% in January  in boost to Jeremy Hunt’s economic plans after fears it would rise

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:05 GMT, 14 February 2024 | Updated: 07:38 GMT, 14 February 2024 The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation remained at 4 per cent in January, unchanged from December, the Office for National Statistics said … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer labelled a ‘moral vacuum’ after Rochdale candidate U-turn

Politics latest news: Starmer labelled a ‘moral vacuum’ after Rochdale candidate U-turn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 13 February 2024 • 8:15am 8:15AM John McDonnell: George Galloway will be ‘over the moon’ at Labour Rochdale decision John McDonnell, the former shadow chancellor, said George Galloway will be “over the moon” at Labour’s decision to withdraw its support for its Rochdale … Read more

Politics latest news: Labour hold poll lead in 100 rural seats in fresh blow for Sunak

Politics latest news: Labour hold poll lead in 100 rural seats in fresh blow for Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Labour Party now holds a poll lead over the Tories in England’s 100 most rural constituencies in a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak.  A Survation survey put Labour on 37 per cent of the vote in the traditionally Tory heartlands with the … Read more

Rishi Sunak urged to cut stamp duty in March Budget to give voters ‘immediate’ benefit ahead of the next General Election

Rishi Sunak urged to cut stamp duty in March Budget to give voters ‘immediate’ benefit ahead of the next General Election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The policy has been suggested by former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:00 GMT, 11 February 2024 | Updated: 00:19 GMT, 11 February 2024 Rishi Sunak has been urged to cut stamp duty in the … Read more

Politics latest news: Reeves insists she’ll still be ‘first green chancellor’ despite £28bn U-turn

Politics latest news: Reeves insists she’ll still be ‘first green chancellor’ despite £28bn U-turn

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 9 February 2024 • 8:17am 8:17AM Shadow chancellor will ‘make no apologies’ for axing £28bn pledge Rachel Reeves said she will “make no apologies” for tearing up Labour’s flagship £28 billion green investment pledge as she claimed the party would inherit a “bleak” … Read more

Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna’s family for swiping at Keir Starmer’s trans views while Esther Ghey was watching PMQs saying it was ‘entirely legitimate’ to criticise Labour leader

Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise to Brianna’s family for swiping at Keir Starmer’s trans views while Esther Ghey was watching PMQs saying it was ‘entirely legitimate’ to criticise Labour leader

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak today refused to apologise to Brianna’s family for swiping at Keir Starmer‘s trans views while Esther Ghey was watching PMQs. The premier insisted it was ‘entirely legitimate’ to ridicule the Labour leader’s claim that some women have penises, moments after being told that the … Read more

Politics latest news: Dropping £28bn green pledge is ‘Labour’s most stupid decision’, says ex-Blair adviser

Politics latest news: Dropping £28bn green pledge is ‘Labour’s most stupid decision’, says ex-Blair adviser

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer dropping his flagship £28 billion a year green investment pledge is the “most stupid decision the Labour Party has made”, a former senior adviser to Sir Tony Blair said.  John McTernan, who was Sir Tony’s political secretary in No 10, … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: As the shadow of war grows, Rishi might win more respect – and votes – by putting defence ahead of tax cuts

STEPHEN GLOVER: As the shadow of war grows, Rishi might win more respect – and votes – by putting defence ahead of tax cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Has any recent Budget been so eagerly awaited as the one Jeremy Hunt will unveil in less than four weeks’ time? It will be the last of this Parliament, and very possibly the last that a Tory Chancellor will deliver for many years. … Read more

Politics latest news: £1,000 Rwanda bet took me totally by surprise, says Sunak amid backlash

Politics latest news: £1,000 Rwanda bet took me totally by surprise, says Sunak amid backlash

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak said he was “taken totally by surprise” by a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on the Government’s Rwanda policy.  Mr Morgan bet the Prime Minister £1,000 to a refugee charity that Rwanda migrant deportation flights would not take off before the … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak ‘bets Piers Morgan £1,000’ Rwanda flights will take off before election

Politics latest news: Sunak ‘bets Piers Morgan £1,000’ Rwanda flights will take off before election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has shaken hands on a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan that Rwanda migrant deportation flights will take off before the next general election.  Mr Morgan bet the Prime Minister £1,000 to a refugee charity that “you don’t get anybody on those … Read more

Gillian Keegan refuses to give a ‘personal guarantee’ that all parents of nine-month-olds will get 15 hours of free childcare from September

Gillian Keegan refuses to give a ‘personal guarantee’ that all parents of nine-month-olds will get 15 hours of free childcare from September

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:43 GMT, 4 February 2024 | Updated: 02:04 GMT, 5 February 2024 Gillian Keegan today refused to give a ‘personal guarantee’ that the government will keep its childcare vows. The Education Secretary insisted she is ‘very … Read more

Hopes rise over end to the tourist tax as Jeremy Hunt orders review to investigate whether it costs Britain more than it raises

Hopes rise over end to the tourist tax as Jeremy Hunt orders review to investigate whether it costs Britain more than it raises

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Treasury insists reinstating the tax break would cost around £2 billion a year By Jason Groves And Emily Hawkins For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 4 February 2024 | Updated: 01:04 GMT, 5 February 2024 Jeremy Hunt has ordered the Government’s economic … Read more

Politics latest news: Reform UK hits highest ever level of support in Red Wall in setback for Sunak

Politics latest news: Reform UK hits highest ever level of support in Red Wall in setback for Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Reform UK has hit its highest ever level of support in crucial Red Wall seats, according to a new poll.  A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey, conducted between Jan 30-31, put Richard Tice’s party on 14 per cent of the vote. That was … Read more

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt slaps down boss of UK’s economic watchdog

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt slaps down boss of UK’s economic watchdog

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt has rebuked the boss of the UK’s economic watchdog after he appeared to liken last year’s public finance forecasts to a “work of fiction”. The Chancellor said Richard Hughes, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, was “wrong” and the … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: I have written about this subject for 20 years and things can’t go on as they are. Mass immigration has to be controlled

STEPHEN GLOVER: I have written about this subject for 20 years and things can’t go on as they are. Mass immigration has to be controlled

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE What is the biggest issue of our time? For me it is whether Britain is going to remain a fundamentally Christian society with a recognisably British culture. The prospect of war with Russia or China is alarming. If it materialises, let us hope … Read more

Politics latest news: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures, says Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures, says Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 31 January 2024 • 8:14am 8:14AM Rees-Mogg: Take money off ‘wet wipe’ rail bosses over minimum service failures Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has labelled train bosses a “bunch of wet wipes” after they failed to take action to minimise the impact of the latest … Read more

Politics latest news: Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 30 January 2024 • 8:13am 8:13AM Archbishop of Canterbury wrong over small boats crisis, suggests Nigel Farage Nigel Farage has criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over comments he made about small boat crossings and the Government’s Rwanda Bill.  The Most Rev … Read more

Politics latest news: Smoking ban will be ‘popular’, insists Health Secretary amid Tory backlash

Politics latest news: Smoking ban will be ‘popular’, insists Health Secretary amid Tory backlash

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A phased ban on smoking will be “popular” with the public, the Health Secretary insisted this morning amid a Tory revolt.  Victoria Atkins said banning young people from buying cigarettes will one day be viewed in the same way as the ban on … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory MPs ‘not persuaded’ Sunak can win next election, says Osborne

Politics latest news: Tory MPs ‘not persuaded’ Sunak can win next election, says Osborne

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ed Balls has predicted Sir Keir Starmer will ditch his flagship plan to spend £28 billion a year on green investment.  The former shadow chancellor said Labour needed a “big U-turn” in order to take the sting out of Tory claims that Sir … Read more

Politics latest news: Red Wall will desert Rishi Sunak, claims Nigel Farage

Politics latest news: Red Wall will desert Rishi Sunak, claims Nigel Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said it would be “absolute madness” for the Tories to change leader again.  Asked about Sir Simon Clarke’s call to oust Rishi Sunak, Mr Anderson told GB News: “That would mean four different … Read more

Politics latest news: Senior Tories warn against ‘divisive’ call to oust Sunak

Politics latest news: Senior Tories warn against ‘divisive’ call to oust Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 24 January 2024 • 7:48am 7:48AM ‘Of course, some people panic at a difficult time’ Kevin Hollinrake, a business business, suggested that there was some “panic” behind Sir Simon Clarke’s call for a new Tory leader. He told Times Radio: “Of course, some … Read more

Jeremy Hunt ‘has £20BILLION warchest for Budget tax cuts’ – enough to freeze fuel duty AND cut income tax – after government borrowing falls to four-year low in December amid easing inflation

Jeremy Hunt ‘has £20BILLION warchest for Budget tax cuts’ – enough to freeze fuel duty AND cut income tax – after government borrowing falls to four-year low in December amid easing inflation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt looks to have a £20billion warchest for tax cuts at the Budget after a surprise fall in borrowing last month. Official figures showed the public sector was £7.8billion in the red in December, but that was the lowest figure since 2019 and … Read more

Politics latest news: Less than half of 2019 Tory voters intend to back Sunak

Politics latest news: Less than half of 2019 Tory voters intend to back Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 23 January 2024 • 8:39am 8:39AM UK not ruling out further strikes against Houthis, says minister The Government is not ruling out further air strikes against Houthi rebels, the rail minister Huw Merriman said this morning.  Asked the question during an interview on … Read more

Martin Lewis puts pressure on Jeremy Hunt to fix ‘unfair’ child benefit rules in his next Budget

Martin Lewis puts pressure on Jeremy Hunt to fix ‘unfair’ child benefit rules in his next Budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Threshold at which parents start losing the benefit has been frozen since 2013 By Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 22:28 GMT, 22 January 2024 | Updated: 01:29 GMT, 23 January 2024 Jeremy Hunt is facing fresh pressure to use the Budget to … Read more

Rishi Sunak admits ‘practical issues’ with plans to expand free childcare to nine month-olds but says the vow WILL be delivered on time – as he guarantees Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at election ahead of Budget ‘slashing income tax or NI’

Rishi Sunak admits ‘practical issues’ with plans to expand free childcare to nine month-olds but says the vow WILL be delivered on time – as he guarantees Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at election ahead of Budget ‘slashing income tax or NI’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak admitted there are ‘practical issues’ with his flagship childcare policy today – as he gave a vote of confidence in Jeremy Hunt. The PM conceded there are difficulties but played down mounting concerns that the planned expansion of free childcare faces delays.  … Read more

Politics latest news: Audience trust in BBC impartiality ‘going down’, says Culture Secretary

Politics latest news: Audience trust in BBC impartiality ‘going down’, says Culture Secretary

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 22 January 2024 • 8:17am 8:17AM Not appropriate for BBC to have ‘criminal tools in its armoury’ on TV licence prosecutions Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said it is not appropriate for the BBC to have “criminal tools in its armoury” to prosecute people … Read more

Jeremy Hunt vows to slash taxes in his March 6 Budget to help propel a Conservative election victory – just like did Nigel Lawson in the 1980s

Jeremy Hunt vows to slash taxes in his March 6 Budget to help propel a Conservative election victory – just like did Nigel Lawson in the 1980s

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has vowed to emulate Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting Chancellor whose radical economic policies led to the Big Bang in financial markets and helped Margaret Thatcher win a third term in 1987. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Mr Hunt says … Read more

Sunak vows there are ‘more tax cuts to come’ as he prepares to start drawing up Spring Budget with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Sunak vows there are ‘more tax cuts to come’ as he prepares to start drawing up Spring Budget with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE PM reiterated that he wants to slash taxes ‘when we can responsibly do so’ Tax levels are at a 70-year high and the overall tax burden is still rising due to frozen income tax thresholds By Claire Ellicott Published: 22:58 GMT, 19 January … Read more

Politics latest news: Rwanda flights ‘probably never going to happen’, says Tory peer Ruth Davidson

Politics latest news: Rwanda flights ‘probably never going to happen’, says Tory peer Ruth Davidson

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Baroness Ruth Davidson has cast doubt on whether Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda plan will ever get off the ground.  The former Scottish Tory leader who now sits in the House of Lords said that “there are dogs in the street that know” the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rwanda Bill should get through House of Lords quickly, insists minister

Politics latest news: Rwanda Bill should get through House of Lords quickly, insists minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill should make it through the House of Lords “fairly fast”, a minister said this morning after the flagship legislation cleared the House of Commons last night.  Chris Philp, the policing minister, said the Government wanted migrant deportation flights to … Read more

Rishi Sunak lives to fight another day as his Rwanda Bill comfortably CLEARS the Commons with just 11 Tory rebels trying to crash the plans amid fears the government would have collapsed – but now the PM faces guerrilla warfare in the House of Lords

Rishi Sunak lives to fight another day as his Rwanda Bill comfortably CLEARS the Commons with just 11 Tory rebels trying to crash the plans amid fears the government would have collapsed – but now the PM faces guerrilla warfare in the House of Lords

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak fended off a potentially fatal Tory revolt today as his Rwanda Bill comfortably cleared the House of Commons. MPs gave the PM’s flagship legislation its third reading by 320 to 276 after the bulk of the rebels stopped short of inflicting a defeat that … Read more

Has the PM’s Rwanda revolt melted away? ‘Majority’ of rebels set to back Rishi Sunak on new asylum Bill in crunch Commons vote TONIGHT despite wanting tougher laws – but they warn he’s ‘not out of the woods yet’

Rishi Sunak lives to fight another day as his Rwanda Bill comfortably CLEARS the Commons with just 11 Tory rebels trying to crash the plans amid fears the government would have collapsed – but now the PM faces guerrilla warfare in the House of Lords

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Tory revolt over Rishi Sunak‘s new Rwanda Bill appeared to have melted away tonight with the ‘majority’ of Conservative rebels set to back the Prime Minister. Ahead of a crunch vote in the House of Commons this evening, MPs on the Tory … Read more

Shocking footage shows MORE migrants risking their lives crossing the Channel on tiny dinghies today – as the Tory party rips itself to shreds over whether Rishi Sunak’s latest Rwanda plan can stop them

Shocking footage shows MORE migrants risking their lives crossing the Channel on tiny dinghies today – as the Tory party rips itself to shreds over whether Rishi Sunak’s latest Rwanda plan can stop them

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Shocking footage showed more migrants risking their lives in the Channel today as as Tories descend into civil war over whether Rishi Sunak‘s Rwanda plan can stop them. Dozens of people could be seen packed on to a tiny dinghy as it struggled off … Read more

Rwanda Bill latest: Back rebels to restore Tory popularity and prevent election wipeout, Rees-Mogg tells Sunak

Rwanda Bill latest: Back rebels to restore Tory popularity and prevent election wipeout, Rees-Mogg tells Sunak

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 17 January 2024 • 8:03am 8:03AM No 10 not considering pulling Rwanda Bill despite Tory rebellion Downing Street is not considering pulling the Rwanda Bill from the House of Commons after last night’s Tory rebellion, the illegal migration minister insisted this morning.  Conservative … Read more

Monday evening news briefing: Sunak warns Houthis after fresh missile attack

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Rishi Sunak has warned the Houthis of further Western airstrikes, after a missile from the rebel group hit a US-owned ship near Yemen. Elsewhere, an extremist group responsible for a pro-Palestine protest is to be banned in Britain. Sunak warns Houthis … Read more

Politics latest news: Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around, insists Shapps after dire opinion poll

Politics latest news: Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around, insists Shapps after dire opinion poll

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 15 January 2024 • 8:01am 8:01AM Shapps insists Tories ‘absolutely’ can turn things around after dire poll Grant Shapps said the Tories “absolutely” can turn around their electoral fortunes as he responded to a new YouGov survey which suggested the Conservatives could be … Read more

Rishi says he wants to cut taxes… so are TWO tax-cut budgets on the cards ahead of this year’s General Election?

Rishi says he wants to cut taxes… so are TWO tax-cut budgets on the cards ahead of this year’s General Election?

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE  Speculation of a double budget has been growing in anticipation of election   Sunak said: ‘I want to cut people’s taxes, I want to control spending and welfare’ Labour is cautious however, fearing that it is bluff to cover for a surprise poll  By … Read more

Yemen airstrikes could cause British supermarket prices to rise further, analysts fear with up to a third of cargo ships who normally use Red Sea already diverted

Yemen airstrikes could cause British supermarket prices to rise further, analysts fear with up to a third of cargo ships who normally use Red Sea already diverted

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The Yemen crisis could deal yet another expensive blow to British consumers with the price of gas spiking by a quarter, a 10 per cent rise in the cost of oil and higher bills in supermarkets.  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a key … Read more

Politics latest news: Further strikes against Houthis not ruled out, suggests armed forces minister

Politics latest news: Further strikes against Houthis not ruled out, suggests armed forces minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak is making a surprise visit to Ukraine today to announce a new package of military support and to insist the UK will not “falter” in its backing for Kyiv.  The Prime Minister will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and sign … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister admits risk of wrongful exonerations under new Post Office law

Politics latest news: Minister admits risk of wrongful exonerations under new Post Office law

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Fujitsu should repay the “fortune” spent on the Post Office scandal if it is found culpable, the Justice Secretary suggested, as pressure mounts on the firm behind the faulty Horizon software. If the statutory inquiry into the saga finds the “scale of the … Read more

Post Office latest news: Announcement ‘imminent’ on Government’s plan to help scandal victims, promises minister

Post Office latest news: Announcement ‘imminent’ on Government’s plan to help scandal victims, promises minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE An announcement of the Government’s plan to help the victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is “imminent”, the postal services minister said this morning.  Kevin Hollinrake said the Government believed it now has the “solution” but he could not be specific … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister denies Sunak’s Treasury was slow to pay Post Office scandal compensation

Politics latest news: Minister denies Sunak’s Treasury was slow to pay Post Office scandal compensation

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Mel Stride said the Government is moving at “very considerable pace” to help the victims of the Post Office scandal.  It was suggested to the Work and Pensions Secretary that the Government could pass a law tomorrow quashing the convictions.  Asked why the … Read more

Free cash for parents: how to save £6,500 on nursery fees with new scheme

Free cash for parents: how to save £6,500 on nursery fees with new scheme

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Who will get free childcare? To qualify for the new two-year-old support package, all parents in a household must work the equivalent of at least 16 hours a week at minimum wage. This is to prevent those not in work from earning the … Read more

Politics latest news: Starmer wants early election because ‘things are getting better’ for Tories

Politics latest news: Starmer wants early election because ‘things are getting better’ for Tories

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Keir Starmer is pushing for an early general election because he knows “things are starting to get better” for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives, a senior Tory MP has claimed.  Sir Robert Goodwill, a former minister and the chairman of the Environment, … Read more

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson labels Reform UK leader a ‘pound shop Nigel Farage’

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson labels Reform UK leader a ‘pound shop Nigel Farage’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson labelled Richard Tice a “pound shop Nigel Farage” amid rising tensions between the Tories and Reform UK.  Mr Anderson, the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, said Mr Tice should “pipe down” after he used a press conference yesterday to criticise … Read more

Politics latest news: Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories ahead of election

Politics latest news: Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories ahead of election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 3 January 2024 • 8:04am 8:04AM Farage fires immigration warning shot at Tories Nigel Farage has warned the Tories that illegal immigration is “rapidly climbing up towards the top of the list” of voters’ political priorities.  The former leader of the Brexit Party … Read more

Politics latest news: We have cleared asylum backlog, insists James Cleverly

Politics latest news: We have cleared asylum backlog, insists James Cleverly

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE James Cleverly has defended the Government over its claim to have delivered on Rishi Sunak’s pledge of clearing a backlog of asylum claims.  Mr Sunak pledged in December 2022 to “abolish” the backlog of more than 91,000 outstanding “legacy” asylum cases older than … Read more

Labour ‘will pledge to create thousands more nursery places in primary schools’ in election pitch to parents

Labour ‘will pledge to create thousands more nursery places in primary schools’ in election pitch to parents

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:00 GMT, 28 December 2023 | Updated: 13:19 GMT, 28 December 2023 Labour is preparing to promise to create thousands more nursery places in an election pitch to parents. Proposals being drawn up for the … Read more

Jeremy Hunt draws up a plan to slash inheritance tax by HALF as he sets March 6 for the date of his vital pre-election budget

Jeremy Hunt draws up a plan to slash inheritance tax by HALF as he sets March 6 for the date of his vital pre-election budget

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt is considering radical plans to cut inheritance tax in half in a bid to underline the political divide with Labour. Slashing the death tax is among the leading options on the Chancellor’s agenda as he puts together a March budget – … Read more

The controversial ‘tourist tax’ could cost the UK economy £260 million over the festive holiday, analysis finds

The controversial ‘tourist tax’ could cost the UK economy £260 million over the festive holiday, analysis finds

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sum could be conservative as it doesn’t include spending at tourism businesses By David Churchill Published: 01:39 GMT, 28 December 2023 | Updated: 01:40 GMT, 28 December 2023 The controversial ‘tourist tax’ will cost UK shops as much as a quarter of a … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Jeremy Hunt should take the nuclear option and abolish inheritance tax altogether

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Jeremy Hunt should take the nuclear option and abolish inheritance tax altogether

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE For months, the Westminster rumour mill has suggested that inheritance tax – that most reviled of taxes – is for the chop. We thought its overdue end would be signalled in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last month. But Jeremy Hunt, to many people’s … Read more

Jeremy Hunt slams Thames Water after hundreds of homes in his constituency are left without water supply

Jeremy Hunt slams Thames Water after hundreds of homes in his constituency are left without water supply

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Last month, up to 40,000 households in the county had no water supply By Chris Pollard Published: 02:11 GMT, 27 December 2023 | Updated: 02:11 GMT, 27 December 2023 Jeremy Hunt demanded action from Thames Water yesterday after hundreds of homes in his … Read more

Hunt demands action from Thames Water after constituents left without water over Christmas

Hunt demands action from Thames Water after constituents left without water over Christmas

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Engineers are said to have been dispatched and are investigating the source of the problem.  However, Mr Hunt called for a water pumping station to be considered “ASAP” and said the company should consider giving out bottles of water to residents. In November, … Read more

Huge boost for Brits as inflation tumbles to 3.9% in November – a far sharper fall than expected – fuelling hopes that interest rates could start coming down soon

Huge boost for Brits as inflation tumbles to 3.9% in November – a far sharper fall than expected – fuelling hopes that interest rates could start coming down soon

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 07:12 GMT, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 07:36 GMT, 20 December 2023 Brits were handed a huge boost today as inflation dropped to 3.9 per cent in November. The headline CPI fell by far more than … Read more

Politics latest news: Scrap Equality Act to restore common sense in workplace, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Scrap Equality Act to restore common sense in workplace, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Equality Act should be scrapped to tackle “wokery” and restore common sense to the workplace.  The former business secretary said workers needed to be allowed to “get on with their jobs, not spend all their time and energy … Read more

Politics latest news: Britain will hit 600,000 heat pumps target by 2028, insists minister

Politics latest news: Britain will hit 600,000 heat pumps target by 2028, insists minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE A target of installing 600,000 new heat pumps every year by 2028 will be hit by the Government, the energy efficiency minister insisted this morning.  Lord Callanan said the Government is “on target” despite official figures showing annual installations are currently far below … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory rebels ‘overreached’ by criticising Rwanda Bill and then failing to vote against it, claims Osborne

Politics latest news: Tory rebels ‘overreached’ by criticising Rwanda Bill and then failing to vote against it, claims Osborne

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE George Osborne claimed Tory Rwanda Bill rebels “overreached” by criticising the legislation and then failing to vote against it.  The former chancellor said Rishi Sunak had “held the line” and effectively “called their bluff” by refusing to give significant ground ahead of the … Read more

Politics latest news: Tory Rwanda rebels lack ‘courage of their own convictions’, claims Farage

Politics latest news: Tory Rwanda rebels lack ‘courage of their own convictions’, claims Farage

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The UK’s population crisis, fuelled by immigration, is “diminishing directly” the quality of life in the country, Nigel Farage has argued.  Mr Farage told GB News that illegal migration represented “very small beer compared to legal migration” in terms of overall numbers but … Read more

Rwanda Bill latest: Spring flights possible despite Tory infighting, says James Cleverly

Rwanda Bill latest: Spring flights possible despite Tory infighting, says James Cleverly

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE James Cleverly insisted the Government’s target of starting Rwanda deportation flights in the spring next year was still “credible” despite Tory infighting over Rishi Sunak’s flagship migration legislation.  The Home Secretary said he believed a spring start date remained a “credible timescale” despite … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak meets Tory migration hardliners for breakfast to quell Rwanda Bill revolt

Politics latest news: Sunak meets Tory migration hardliners for breakfast to quell Rwanda Bill revolt

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak launched a personal attempt to avert a Conservative rebellion over his flagship Rwanda Bill as he met Tory migration hardliners for breakfast in 10 Downing Street this morning.  More than a dozen Tory backbenchers, including deputy chairman of the Conservative Party … Read more

Politics latest news: Just one in 200 appeals against Rwanda plan would succeed, claims Shapps

Politics latest news: Just one in 200 appeals against Rwanda plan would succeed, claims Shapps

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Only one in 200 migrant appeals against being sent to Rwanda would succeed under the Government’s new deportation plan, Grant Shapps has claimed.  The Defence Secretary said Home Office modelling suggested the “vast majority” of appeals from asylum seekers attempting to block being … Read more

Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE American and Chinese consumers now splash the cash in Paris and Milan By Jessica Clark and Emily Hawkins Published: 01:42 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 02:06 GMT, 9 December 2023 London‘s lack of tax-free shopping resulted in European stores cashing in instead … Read more

Politics latest news: £290m on Rwanda scheme the ‘right investment’, immigration minister insists

Politics latest news: £290m on Rwanda scheme the ‘right investment’, immigration minister insists

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The £290 million that the Government plans to spend on the Rwanda scheme is “the right investment”, one of Rishi Sunak’s new immigration ministers has insisted. Britain has given Rwanda an extra £100 million this year – on top of the £140 million … Read more

Politics latest news: Next election will be ‘really hard struggle’ for Tory Party, admits minister

Politics latest news: Next election will be ‘really hard struggle’ for Tory Party, admits minister

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The next election will be a “really hard struggle” for the Conservatives, the security minister has admitted as the party continues to trail Labour by almost 20 points in the polls. Tom Tugendhat insisted the Tories were still capable of winning the next … Read more

HUGH OSMOND: Furlough was a terrible mistake that’s destroyed our proud British work ethic

HUGH OSMOND: Furlough was a terrible mistake that’s destroyed our proud British work ethic

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The request seemed simple. With Covid now behind us, would a senior head office manager of one of Britain’s biggest hospitality firms please return full-time to the office rather than spend Mondays and Fridays working from home? I was staggered by the reply. … Read more

Politics latest news: Minister ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will start before election

Politics latest news: Minister ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will start before election

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The immigration minister has declared he is “confident” that Rwanda deportation flights will begin before the next general election. Robert Jenrick was speaking as James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, was expected to fly out to Rwanda to sign a revised treaty with the … Read more

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

Politics latest news: Rishi Sunak’s popularity hits all-time low among Tory grassroots

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak’s popularity has hit an all-time low among the Conservative Party grassroots, new figures suggest. In this month’s ranking of Cabinet ministers by ConservativeHome, the Tory news and opinion website, Mr Sunak’s net approval rating has plummeted from 7.1 to minus 25.4, … Read more

Pension rise at risk as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both refuse to commit to the triple lock

Pension rise at risk as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both refuse to commit to the triple lock

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Chancellor Jeremy Hunt honoured pledge in his Autumn Statement last month  By Claire Ellicott Published: 00:27 GMT, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 02:27 GMT, 4 December 2023 The future of the state pension ‘triple lock’ is in doubt after Rishi Sunak and Sir … Read more

Politics latest news: Sunak promises to ‘finish the job’ and get Rwanda scheme ‘up and running’

Politics latest news: Sunak promises to ‘finish the job’ and get Rwanda scheme ‘up and running’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK can “stand tall” at the Cop28 conference as it remains a “leader” on tackling climate change as he hit back at criticism from Lord Goldsmith.  The Prime Minister’s attendance at the summit in Dubai today comes after … Read more

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson tells EU chief to ‘shut up’ after she suggested reversing Brexit

Politics latest news: Lee Anderson tells EU chief to ‘shut up’ after she suggested reversing Brexit

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Lee Anderson said it looked like Home Office officials were “not bothered” about stopping illegal migration.  Sir Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary at the Home Office, appeared in front of the Home Affairs Select Committee yesterday.  He refused to tell MPs how much … Read more

Politics latest news: Kwarteng backs Braverman over raising migrant salary threshold

Politics latest news: Kwarteng backs Braverman over raising migrant salary threshold

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Net migration levels are “way in excess” of what the Tories have promised at past general elections, Kwasi Kwarteng has said.  The former chancellor told GB News that there needs to be “more control” over who is coming to the UK.  He said: … Read more

Politics latest news: Mass migration could cost Tories next general election, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

Politics latest news: Mass migration could cost Tories next general election, says Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 28 November 2023 • 8:11am 8:10AM Mass migration could cost the Tories next election, says Rees-Mogg The question of mass migration could cost the Conservative Party victory at the next general election, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said.  He told GB News: “The question of … Read more

Rishi Sunak talks up UK plc’s ‘positive momentum’ and tax cuts as he pitches to business leaders at glitzy London investment summit… only for BoE chief to warn that the outlook is among the worst he’s seen

Rishi Sunak talks up UK plc’s ‘positive momentum’ and tax cuts as he pitches to business leaders at glitzy London investment summit… only for BoE chief to warn that the outlook is among the worst he’s seen

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak stepped up his pitch for investment in Britain today as he talked up the ‘positive momentum’ in the economy and told business leaders: ‘Make no mistake, we are cutting taxes.’ The PM underlined the scale of the perks included in the … Read more

Politics latest news: A lot of work to be done to curb net migration, says Kemi Badenoch

Politics latest news: A lot of work to be done to curb net migration, says Kemi Badenoch

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 27 November 2023 • 8:04am 8:04AM Rishi Sunak dismisses claims of return to austerity after Autumn Statement Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims of a return to austerity in the wake of the Autumn Statement as he said such accusations are “simply unfounded”.  Economists … Read more

British academic jailed and tortured in the UAE after being falsely accused of spying calls for the government to intervene in the sale of The Telegraph

British academic jailed and tortured in the UAE after being falsely accused of spying calls for the government to intervene in the sale of The Telegraph

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Matthew Hedges was arrested by United Arab Emirates on suspicion of spying Government facing pressure to block takeover of the 168-year-old paper   Fears over press freedom ahead of proposed sale to Emirati-backed investors  By Vanessa Allen and Sam Greehill For The Daily Mail … Read more

Tax cuts are just the beginning! Rishi Sunak says last week’s 2p off National Insurance is the ‘start of a journey’ now he’s ‘got inflation under control’

Tax cuts are just the beginning! Rishi Sunak says last week’s 2p off National Insurance is the ‘start of a journey’ now he’s ‘got inflation under control’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE MoS EXCLUSIVE: PM said he and Hunt ‘took a set of decisions that weren’t easy’ Government’s ‘stealth tax’ raid on wages could end earlier than planned By Glen Owen Political Editor Published: 17:17 GMT, 25 November 2023 | Updated: 17:31 GMT, 25 November … Read more

A vote for Nigel Farage’s lot would put Starmer in No 10, warns Rishi Sunak… but he admits he’s ‘too busy’ to watch the former UKIP leader on I’m A Celeb

A vote for Nigel Farage’s lot would put Starmer in No 10, warns Rishi Sunak… but he admits he’s ‘too busy’ to watch the former UKIP leader on I’m A Celeb

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Rishi Sunak and Nigel Farage were separated by 9,000 miles, but both of them were talking about immigration. While the former Ukip leader was in a jungle clearing, trying to debate UK border policy with clueless ‘influencer’ Nella Rose, the Prime Minister was … Read more

‘I love being gay, though I don’t do it very much now’: Out, proud and extremely loud, actress MIRIAM MARGOLYES, 82, is renowned for telling it as she sees it. She talks love and death… as well as laying off JK Rowling

‘I love being gay, though I don’t do it very much now’: Out, proud and extremely loud, actress MIRIAM MARGOLYES, 82, is renowned for telling it as she sees it. She talks love and death… as well as laying off JK Rowling

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Miriam Margolyes wants me to know she’s just sold out the London Palladium. And the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. And got ‘standing ovations at every single theatre’ on her nationwide book tour to promote Oh Miriam!, a second volume of scandalous, scatological autobiography … Read more

Politics latest news: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for Tory failures on immigration

Politics latest news: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for Tory failures on immigration

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE 24 November 2023 • 8:26am 8:26AM PM thanks Qatar and Egypt for ‘intensive diplomacy’ The Prime Minister has thanked Qatar and Egypt for their “intensive diplomacy” in helping to secure a pause in the fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. The temporary truce in … Read more

Get ready for austerity part two: Economists warn the UK should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of George Osborne’s measures following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Get ready for austerity part two: Economists warn the UK should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of George Osborne’s measures following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Ministers would have to find £20 billion in 2028/29 to avoid cuts By Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 23:05 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 24 November 2023 Britain should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of … Read more

The highest energy bills on record will ‘cost lives’ this winter, campaigners warn as Ofgem announces a 5% rise in the price cap

The highest energy bills on record will ‘cost lives’ this winter, campaigners warn as Ofgem announces a 5% rise in the price cap

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE British Gas reported profits of £969 million for the first six months of 2023  By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor Published: 21:40 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 00:42 GMT, 24 November 2023 Millions face the highest energy bills on record this winter, … Read more

Thursday evening news briefing: Hamas to release 13 hostages on Friday

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. A Gaza truce and hostage release will start on Friday morning, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said. Elsewhere, net migration has hit a new record high, according to the Office for National Statistics. Hamas to release 13 hostages on Friday, says Qatar … Read more

Get ready for a Spring election? Tories are put on ‘war footing’ for a snap poll as Jeremy Hunt teases MORE tax cuts in March if the economy stays on track, saying national insurance was ‘just a start’

Get ready for a Spring election? Tories are put on ‘war footing’ for a snap poll as Jeremy Hunt teases MORE tax cuts in March if the economy stays on track, saying national insurance was ‘just a start’

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt fuelled election fever in Westminster today as insisted his tax-cutting Autumn Statement had given voters a clear choice – and there is more to come. Touring broadcast studios in the wake of his dramatic fiscal package, the Chancellor said he is ready to wield … Read more

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt hints at further pre-election tax cuts

Politics latest news: Jeremy Hunt hints at further pre-election tax cuts

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt suggested tax cuts announced at the Autumn Statement were just a “start” as the Chancellor hinted at further giveaways before the next general election. Mr Hunt said he was able to “make a start” yesterday on efforts to reduce the tax … Read more

Energy bills to rise by £94 from January plunging more cash-strapped families into misery as typical yearly household bill hits £1,928

Energy bills to rise by £94 from January plunging more cash-strapped families into misery as typical yearly household bill hits £1,928

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The average household energy bill will rise by £94 a year to £1,931 from January, Ofcom announced today.  The regulator will increase its price cap by 5 per cent from the current £1,834 for a typical dual fuel household, driven almost entirely by … Read more

Nissan to announce it will build new electric cars in Sunderland after months of talks with the government

Nissan to announce it will build new electric cars in Sunderland after months of talks with the government

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE The car manufacturer will make the vehicles in Sunderland after months of talks The decision is set to protect thousands of jobs and boost the local economy   By Cameron Charters Updated: 05:47 GMT, 23 November 2023 Nissan is set to announce that it … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: I take my hat off to Jeremy Hunt’s ingenuity. Let’s hope it hasn’t come too late to save us from Keir Starmer

STEPHEN GLOVER: I take my hat off to Jeremy Hunt’s ingenuity. Let’s hope it hasn’t come too late to save us from Keir Starmer

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE There are three major opportunities for the Tories before the election. One is the party manifesto, which will be published before voters go to the polls, almost certainly in the autumn. It must show clear blue water between Conservatives and Labour. Another chance … Read more

Biggest tax cuts in 35 years as Tories prepare for election fight

Biggest tax cuts in 35 years as Tories prepare for election fight

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE At the heart of his package was the National Insurance cut for workers, a move favoured over an income tax cut as the Treasury believes it will have a bigger impact on growth. As well as the two per cent cut to the … Read more

Wednesday evening news briefing: Tax burden to hit new post-war high

Tuesday evening news briefing: HMRC to close phone lines for six months every year

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Good evening. Jeremy Hunt announced today the main rate of National Insurance will be cut by two percentage points. However, the tax burden on the British public is due to rise higher than at any point since the Second World War. Tax burden … Read more

‘Time to get Sid investing again!’: Jeremy Hunt revives Margaret Thatcher’s ‘tell Sid’ campaign as he reveals ministers are mulling plans to sell off NatWest shares to the public

‘Time to get Sid investing again!’: Jeremy Hunt revives Margaret Thatcher’s ‘tell Sid’ campaign as he reveals ministers are mulling plans to sell off NatWest shares to the public

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:17 GMT, 22 November 2023 | Updated: 18:15 GMT, 22 November 2023 Jeremy Hunt today revived Margaret Thatcher’s ‘tell Sid’ campaign as he revealed ministers are mulling plans to sell off NatWest shares to the … Read more

Jeremy Hunt hammers smokers: Price of hand-rolling tobacco will increase by more than £2 per 30g pack TONIGHT – and the price of 20 cigarettes will rise by 66p as Chancellor hikes duties

Jeremy Hunt hammers smokers: Price of hand-rolling tobacco will increase by more than £2 per 30g pack TONIGHT – and the price of 20 cigarettes will rise by 66p as Chancellor hikes duties

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:36 GMT, 22 November 2023 | Updated: 17:05 GMT, 22 November 2023 The price of rolling tobacco will soar tonight as Jeremy Hunt hammered smokers with huge tax rises in his Autumn Statement. Announcing his … Read more

Jeremy Hunt hands 27million Brits a £450 Christmas present as he cuts national insurance from 12% to 10% from January, hands businesses ‘biggest-ever’ £10bn tax break, freezes price of a pint and hikes state pension by £18 a week in Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt hands 27million Brits a £450 Christmas present as he cuts national insurance from 12% to 10% from January, hands businesses ‘biggest-ever’ £10bn tax break, freezes price of a pint and hikes state pension by £18 a week in Autumn Statement

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE Jeremy Hunt handed around 30million Brits a tax cut today as he gambled on driving economic growth to save the Tories. In a crucial Autumn Statement, the Chancellor drew battle lines for a long election struggle by starting to reduce the eye-watering burden on … Read more

We’ll drink to that! Jeremy Hunt freezes all duty on beer, wine and spirits until next summer – but smokers hit with tax rise on rolling tobacco

We’ll drink to that! Jeremy Hunt freezes all duty on beer, wine and spirits until next summer – but smokers hit with tax rise on rolling tobacco

MY NUMBER 1 RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE FULL TIME INCOME ONLINE: CLICK HERE By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:49 GMT, 22 November 2023 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 22 November 2023 Jeremy Hunt today froze tax on a pint until next summer as he moved to help hard-pressed pubs and drinkers in his … Read more