Politics
Tories’ promises to raise tax threshold for pensioners a joke, Labour says
During a visit to Essex, shadow pensions secretary Liz Kendall claimed the Conservatives have worsened the quality of retirement.
Tory candidate withdraws from election after ‘wholly inappropriate’ comments
Sam Trask had been standing as a candidate in the Bridgend constituency in south Wales.
Labour abandons legal action against Corbyn-era staff
The legal action was connected to claims over the leak of a controversial internal report on antisemitism in the party.
Tories accept another £5m from donor Frank Hester in racism row
The businessman was accused of saying Diane Abbott ‘should be shot’.
Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of threatening pensioners’ living standards
The party said the number of over- 65s paying income tax has almost doubled, from 4.5 million in 2009/10, to 8.5 million in 2023/24.
Elections are won from centre ground, Jeremy Hunt warns
The Chancellor said the Conservative Party will ‘always be a broad church’ which is ‘a good thing’.
Trade union’s legal challenge over Rwanda Act to be heard at High Court
The FDA previously said it was bringing legal action over the relationship between the Civil Service Code and the Act.
‘At least one in four children in poverty in two-thirds of constituencies’
Child poverty rates strongly correlated with the percentage of children affected by the two-child limit in that local area, researchers said.
Former Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen to stand as Independent
Faiza Shaheen confirmed her plans to contest the seat of Chingford and Woodford Green on July 4.