Rachel Reeves ‘absolutely happy’ to look at joining tariff-free EU trade group
Joining the group would enable the UK to trade with the EU and 24 other countries tariff-free
Labour
Smear of the week – Tories accuse Angela Rayner of asking civil servants to help her move house
Barely a week goes by without the deputy PM being targeted for some alleged new ‘crime.’
Badenoch mocked for ‘bonkers’ idea of means-testing the state pension triple-lock
‘There’s being bold and there’s being plain bonkers’
Keir Starmer savages Liz Truss’ cease and desist letter in PMQs
‘It was actually crashing the economy that damaged her reputation’
‘BoE needs to cut interest rates’: Reactions to the latest UK inflation figures
‘The pace with which the Bank of England whacked up interest rates is still hurting people’s finances’
Daily Mail runs with questionable headline claiming Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year
The Mail appears to have conveniently ignored that 56% of survey respondents think Starmer will remain as PM for more than a year
Right-wing press tries to blame private school closure over abuse scandal on Labour VAT hike
The loss-making private school announced it would be closing down three months before the general election..
NEU to ballot teachers on government’s 2.8% pay rise proposal
The proposal is not sufficient to “even start to address the crisis in recruitment and retention.”
Anti-poverty charities urge government to do more to address rising child poverty
‘Work isn’t the simple route out of poverty that it’s often made out to be.’
NEU to ballot members on government’s 2.8% pay rise recommendation
The union could move to a formal ballot if members indicate a willingness to take industrial action over pay