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EasyJet to cut UK flights following air tax rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in October that passengers could expect to pay £2 more for economy seats

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Pharmacies could cut hours or close as a result of Budget measures, leaders warn

A number of organisations representing pharmacists have joined forces to urge Health Secretary Wes Streeting to intervene.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

All Scottish pensioners to receive winter fuel payment next year

‘We will not abandon older people this winter, or indeed any winter,’ says Holyrood minister

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

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Rachel Reeves may wait until June to announce Whitehall budget details

Exclusive: insiders say drawn-out and complex negotiations will require a delay to spending review announcement

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Wee Ginger Dug: Labour won't listen – except when their ambition's on the line

THE Scottish Government has announced that it will introduce a scheme to support pensioners who have lost their Winter Fuel Payment ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2024

Scottish ministers pledge universal winter fuel payments for pensioners

SNP says heating payment will go to ‘every single Scottish pensioner’ from next year

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected

There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

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Pension credit applications soar but approvals remain low

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Furious farmers cause chaos at Holyhead after blockading port with tractors

Farmers took their protest over inheritance tax law changes to the North Wales port last night after holding one in Dover earlier in the day

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Starmer and Reeves row back from ‘no more borrowing or taxes’ pledge

The Chancellor and the Prime Minister said it was not possible to write five years of budgets in advance.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

UK airports warn of higher air fares and fewer routes if business rates soar

Current business rates at Heathrow equate to £1.40 per passenger

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Starmer declines to repeat Chancellor’s pledge of no more borrowing or tax hikes

The Prime Minister was challenged in the Commons by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024

Starmer may be ‘softening’ on Labour’s ‘tractor tax’, NFU president claims

After a meeting in No10 with Keir Starmer on Monday, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said there was ‘a more conciliatory tone’ but farmers keep up the presure with a protest in Dover

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

UK cabinet ministers barred from visiting Russia amid missile row

Moscow bans Labour figures including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves under new sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

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The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves among 15 cabinet ministers banned from entering Russia in new sanctions

The Russian ministry announced a fresh wave of sanctions on the UK’s political and military establishment, accusing them of ‘anti-Russian activities’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Well-paid partners in City firms escape paying national insurance rises

Treasury forgoes ‘billions’ of pounds of potential revenue as well-paid self-employed partners spared employer NIC increases

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

Russia bars UK Cabinet ministers over ‘hostile actions’

Deputy PM Angela Rayner, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were among 30 UK citizens put on a ‘stop list’ published by Russia

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

What are the car tax changes being brought in? Everything you need to know as a driver

The government revealed it’s making changes to car tax scheme, so drivers may have to fork out more cash to hit the road

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Deanne Stewart: The megafund boss with lessons for Britain on Australia’s ‘pensions nirvana’

The chief executive of Aware Super, one of the biggest funds down under, is briefing Keir Starmer on pension reforms

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Ignore the online CV truthers. If anything, Rachel Reeves is overqualified to be UK chancellor

Gordon Brown and George Osborne studied history, but neither faced the questions of suitability levelled at the first woman in the job, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Fortune · Nov 26, 2024

British firms are being forced into ‘damage control’ mode as tax hikes leave CEOs questioning whether to invest in U.K., industry chief warns

”Too many businesses are having to compromise on their plans for growth,” CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith said.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

What the papers say – November 26

Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s front pages.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Is it time for another general election? I mean, it’s been four months

The sense that anything you don’t like can be cancelled is gaining ground everywhere, as Starmer finds out

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024

Rachel Reeves accused of making Britain uninvestable as she insists there is no alternative to tax hikes

Food giant CEO accuses chancellor of making Britain uninvestable after CBI boss says her measures will deter companies from expanding, as Reeves insists there’s no alternative ‘but there won’t be another Budget like this’

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024

Rachel Reeves tells angry business leaders there was 'no alternative' to Budget tax rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘not immune’ to the difficulties facing businesses but there was no alternative to her Budget tax raid.

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