Starmer lashes out at ’12 years of Tory failure’ ahead of crunch conference Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer condemned the policies laid out in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022
Keir Starmer unveils green growth plan to counter Liz Truss’s tax cuts Labour pledges a revolution in green energy to ‘boost jobs and slash emissions The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022
Labour leader Keir Starmer promises Brits he'll end giveaways to the rich In his first national newspaper interview since Liz Truss became PM, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer sets out his plans to reverse banker-friendly Tory policies and give hope to struggling familes Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Liz Truss sparks Tory infighting after sacking MPs who didn't back her for PM Tory whips in charge of Commons discipline were told at the beginning of the leadership campaign they should remain neutral during the contest - but they were then asked to support Liz Truss Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Liz Truss hits out after critics slam tax cuts as 'for the rich' and pound plummets to 37-year low Labour has described the Government's plans as 'casino economics' Manchester Evening News · Sep 24, 2022
'Tory Budget puts bankers and big businesses before struggling working families' New Prime Minister Liz Truss has put herself firmly on the side of the wealthy and privileged by supporting a mini-Budget that does little for ordinary people battered by the cost-of-living crisis Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Mel B and Giovanna Fletcher among stars backing our campaign to end period poverty The Sunday Mirror's End Poverty Now campaign is calling for England and Wales to be brought in line with Scotland by making sanitary products free to those who need them Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Trade unions prepare legal action against PM's 'hostile' crackdown on workers' rights Eleven unions are preparing court action over moves to restrict the freedom of workers to strike. Unions say planned new laws are illegal in UK and international law Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
Red wall seats are being put at risk by ‘cavalier’ tax cuts, Liz Truss warned Tories are nervous of the ‘song and dance’ about doing more for high earners and the shift away from levelling-up The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022
Budget tax breaks for ‘affluent’ Tory areas will take funds from poorer places, Labour warns Wealthier counties containing seats of Liz Truss and her deputy earmarked for ‘investment zones’ The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022
Jeremy Corbyn brands Tory mini-budget borrowing ‘irresponsible’ Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has blasted Conservative plans to borrow billions while cutting taxes as financially “irresponsible”. Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2022
'Liz Truss has only been PM for a few days and is already helping just the rich' Mark Steel says Liz Truss insists that by allowing the rich to become richer, she will 'boost the economy'. In the meantime, people around the UK are struggling to make ends meet Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
'Make the rich richer and do nothing for working people': Keir Starmer says Tories are gambling with people's money Labour leader has attacked the Government wake of £45bn package of tax cuts Manchester Evening News · Sep 24, 2022
Government poised to scrap nature ‘Brexit bonus’ for farmers Defra accused of ‘all-out attack’ on environment by wildlife groups The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 This dash for growth represents the death of green Toryism Boris Johnson was far more eco-conscious than recent Conservative predecessors. But this mini-budget is a reversion to type
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 A true crime podcast has helped free Adnan Syed but the killer must still be caught The ex-boyfriend of teenager Hae Min Lee has had his murder conviction quashed, but the nightmare goes on for her family
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Starmer: Let’s set out alternative to Tories’ casino economics at conference The Labour leader arrived in Liverpool on Saturday ahead of his party’s annual gathering.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 ‘It’s extraordinary’: Liz Truss’s low-tax gamble has yet to convince Tory MPs Colleagues ask if the new PM and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s experiment is ‘a stroke of genius – or will blow up the economy’
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Scottish Government will continue its ‘fairer’ approach to tax, says minister Richard Lochhead spoke out in the wake of Friday’s mini budget from the UK Government.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Tory MPs hit out after Treasury minister describes criticism of tax cut as ‘politics of envy’ Mr Kwarteng was accused of betting on trickle-down economics
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2022 Scottish Tories face more disarray as tax cut row looms DIVISIONS among Conservatives first brought to the fore by the Tory leadership contest have resurfaced as a result of the major tax cuts in Kwasi…
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2022 Sam Heughan brands Tory investment zones 'worrying' and reveals fracking fear OUTLANDER star Sam Heughan has branded UK Government plans for low-tax, low-regulation investment zones “very worrying”.
Wales Online · Sep 24, 2022 Government says tax cuts flack is 'politics of envy' Labour accused PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng of dabbling in 'casino economics'
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 What does the energy price cap mean for you? Liz Truss has moved to rein in runaway household bills caused by rising global gas prices