Politics
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.
Brexit: Loyalist paramilitary organisations withdrawing support for Good Friday Agreement
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne previously warned of a “febrile” atmosphere and urged people to step back from the brink of violence.
Sunak’s half-hearted budget puts 750,000 jobs at risk, think-tank warns
Rishi Sunak has not done enough to prevent a surge in unemployment after coronavirus, the IPPR said.
Legal action considered against UK as EU ‘simply cannot trust’ Government
“It’s the British Government essentially breaking the protocol, breaking their own commitments again, and the EU having to then consider how they respond to that.”
£1bn towns fund dished out almost exclusively to Tory seats
Rishi Sunak managed to sweep this one under the carpet yesterday....