The incomes of the richest fifth of households grew by 4.7 per cent last year while the incomes of the poorest fifth fell by 1.6 per cent, official figures have revealed today. According to the Resolution Foundation the controversial freeze on benefit levels combined with higher inflation following the Brexit ...
Around three in 20 Brits would object to having immigrants as neighbours and around 10 per cent would object to neighbours of a different race, according to a study
Nigel Farage used his LBC slot to berate Jeremy Corbyn last night after the Labour leader announced a framework for backing a second referendum. A furious caller told the former UKIP leader that Corbyn had "betrayed" the north and that the Labour party had “no chance” in gaining seats in ...
A council has defended its decision to put an advert directed at EU citizens on bin lorries - which say 'this is your home'. Tower Hamlets Council in east London launched a "reassurance campaign" in January to support its non-UK EU citizens living in the borough - that appears to ...
QuotedData’s economic roundup – February 2019 QuotedData’s economic roundup – February 2019 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in ...
A cross party coalition between the Liberal Democrats, SNP and newly-formed Independent Group could stand a chance of ousting the big two for the first time in modern British political history at the next General Election if they campaign on a Remain ticket. Early indications suggest the Independent Group and ...
Three MPs - Sarah Wollaston, Heidi Allen and Anna Soubry - leave the Tory party to join Labour breakaway group. The Independent Group was formed yesterday by seven former Labour MPs, including Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger and Chris Leslie. Late yesterday evening Joan Ryan became the eighth MP to quit Labour and join ...
Honda's decision to shut its factory in Swindon with the loss of 3,500 jobs is nothing to do with Brexit. The move, which comes on the back of a number of crushing manufacturing blows, was confirmed as a non-Brexit-related issue by the firm's most senior executive in Europe on the Today ...
The 40-year-old has been MP for Streatham in south London since 2010