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Labour bosses' words back to haunt them after cutting Winter Fuel Payment

LABOUR need to remember that the things they said in opposition haven't been forgotten now they're in power ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Rachel Reeves rolls the pitch for autumn tax rises

Rachel Reeves isn’t just disappointed — she’s angry. The Chancellor stood up at the Despatch Box yesterday and accused the last Conservative government of a cover-up, spending money it did not have and leaving it to her to clean up.

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024

'This is not austerity': Labour MPs sent 'lines to take' amid spending cuts

LABOUR MPs have reportedly been told to hammer home the message “this is not austerity” after Rachel Reeves confirmed swingeing cuts to plug a…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

Rachel Reeves invited to Aberdeen to explain 'detrimental' windfall tax hike

AN increase to the windfall tax on oil and gas profits will have a “hugely detrimental” effect on the industry, an MSP has claimed, as he…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

Winter fuel payments: The cold weather support available for pensioners after new rules introduced

Everything you need to know about the changes to the winter fuel payment

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

Winter Fuel Payment cuts will 'not be the last', Labour Treasury Secretary says

THE cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment will “not be the last” announced by the Labour government, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury has…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of 'lying' in furious bust-up over public finances

But he accuses her of not being honest with voters about Labour’s tax hike plans

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024

Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of of lying about public finances as war of words escalates

The chancellor made her strongest condemnation yet of her predecessor and Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

'Completely wrong' to say Labour knew cuts needed before election, Ian Murray claims

SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has claimed it is “completely wrong” to say that Labour politicians knew public spending cuts would be needed…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2024

Peer accused of Islamophobia after claiming ‘radicals will take us over through power of the womb’

Exclusive: Leading Muslim groups are lodging official complaints to the House of Lords about Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speech

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024