Politics
Tory health minister ‘pleasantly surprised’ by ‘pitiful’ 1% NHS pay rise
The proposed pay hike has been branded the "worst kind of insult" by Labour and health unions.
Test and Trace bill to pass £37 billion after quiet Budget cash injection
Test and Trace will get another £15 billion in government cash, the small print of Rishi Sunak’s latest Budget has confirmed.
‘Back into Europe’ as Scottish voters could face an independence referendum this year
"It is a choice of two futures. It’s the long-term damage of Brexit, it’s the impact of Tory austerity, or it’s about that economic recovery, that fairer Scotland, that greener Scotland that we want to see with Scotland being an independent country back into Europe.”
Patel bullying case dropped after settlement but how much did it cost taxpayer?
Sir Philip previously accused Ms Patel of a “vicious and orchestrated” briefing campaign against him.
Labour leader questions ‘fishy’ allocation of funds to Tory areas in Budget
“I think lots of people would scratch their heads and say ‘what is going on here?’
Budget: ‘Scrooge’ Sunak’s cuts look too harsh to be ‘deliverable’
The “spending plans in particular don’t look deliverable, at least not without considerable pain”.
Rishi Sunak slammed for ‘naked pork barrel politics’
“Just months after the Government was criticised for diverting funding away from towns that desperately needed it, we discover that Cabinet ministers’ own constituencies now stand to benefit ahead of more deprived areas."
George Eustice urged to apologise for pushing fishing firms to brink of ‘collapse’
"He can’t wriggle out of this one, the net is closing in on him," Luke Pollard said.
Rishi Sunak confirms he will cut Universal Credit in October
The chancellor said that he has no intention of extending the £20-a-week uplift to benefit rates before the end of September, despite fears of a 'cliff-edge' for needy families.