Supermarkets warn Boris Johnson return to imperial measures will push up prices and worsen cost of living crisis
‘Reintroducing measurements in pounds and ounces would be a “distraction” from the huge problems facing the country’.
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Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson inches closer as letters pile up
Following the publication of the Sue Gray report, the number of Tory MPs openly calling for Johnson to quit has grown, with three new names surfacing on Monday
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UK tax authority admits it’s clueless about how much tax is being evaded through offshore assets
‘UK residents had £850bn in financial accounts overseas — of which £570bn was based in tax havens — in 2019, the latest year HMRC has released statistics for.’
Government ‘on the cusp’ of approving controversial coal mine in Cumbria
The mine, if its development continues, will be the latest in a series of misguided policies.
Civil servants ‘lobbied Sue Gray to remove names’ from Partygate report
It is alleged that initially up to 30 names had been scheduled to be featured in the report, however in the end the report included just 15.
Channel 4 gives the perfect response to Nadine Dorries over privatisation claims
“C4 is in excellent financial health & does not want or need to raise outside capital to fund its future plans.”
Prof Prem Sikka: Rishi Sunak’s measures fail to address the systemic factors behind the cost-of-living crisis
‘The government has failed to address the systemic factors behind the cost-of-living crisis. ‘
BBC Question Time audience slams timing of Rishi Sunak’s £400 energy bill discount
If the Sue Gray report hadn’t had come out we wouldn’t be getting this windfall tax.
Rishi Sunak announces oil and gas companies will get a tax cut if they extract more fossil fuels
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that oil and gas companies will get a big tax cut if they extract more fossil fuels in the UK, as he set out measures to help people with the cost of living crisis.