Tag: Rishi Sunak

Sunak had promised to cut National Insurance in 2019. The government just raised it.

The planet is getting hotter and the Tories can't decide how much money they have allocated to combat it. Great!

From the newsletter: Westminster's new battle-lines have been drawn - and they look awfully familiar.

"Exciting news from the man who’s about to remove £20 a week from some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country," David Schneider said.

The chancellor has defied MPs to cut six million people’s Universal Credit allowance by £20 a week.

"The government’s levelling up agenda is based on the premise the entire country has suffered some type of collective amnesia," he said.

From the newsletter: The chancellor thinks young people ought to get back to the office. Is he right?

The chancellor said going to the office is "really beneficial" for young people's careers.

Any saving for buyers was mostly subsumed by a spike in house prices, experts said.