Politics
Budget: Blackford tells Sunak it’s not possible to ‘cut your way to recovery’
"You’ll remember the Prime Minister promised to put his arms around everybody in the UK and that’s not been the case."
Sunak’s first-time-buyers scheme is a boon for banks and big developers
It overlooks the fact that for first-time-buyers the problem is not just deposit costs, but low wages that make mortgage rates unaffordable.
Whitehall ‘furiously trying to manage expectations down’ on Brexit memo – Dodds
The Labour politician claimed the Tories ‘seem to have been focused on a strategy of extrication’ over support for businesses and jobs.
Johnson considers setting up charity to fund Symonds ‘out of control’ refurbs in Downing Street
According to reports the PM's fiancée has run up bills of "tens and tens of thousands" on the lavish makeover.
‘All for nothing’: Starmer’s net rating plummets on the back of major speech
There was a 23 point swing in this week's net approval ratings for the Labour leader and Boris Johnson.
Nicolas Sarkozy handed prison sentence on corruption charges
Sarkozy was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
Through the looking glass? Labour battle Tories to halt increase in Corporation Tax
One Labour MP who disagrees with party line said: "It should be raised, along with a windfall tax on companies that have made obscene profits."
Former Tory councillor admits attempted upskirting
Lee Hawthorne pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted voyeurism.
‘Blame Nigel Farage for fishing betrayal’: Yorkshire Post letter goes viral
The EU law stopping shellfish exports came about in 2008 - When the former UKIP leader was the British MEP on the fisheries commission.