Further strikes suspended as NHS workers offered new pay deal – as it happened Unions recommend members accept pay offer The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
Jeremy Hunt defends pensions giveaway as Labour vows to scrap it Shadow chancellor says decision to axe lifetime allowance is ‘wrong priority at the wrong time for the wrong people’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
Labour vows to reverse Jeremy Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' to wealthiest 1% of pensioners The Shadow Chancellor said Jeremy Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' decision to abolish the £1million pension lifetime allowance was the 'wrong priority' and for the 'wrong people' Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023
Labour promises to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s pensions ‘giveaway for richest 1%’ Rachel Reeves vows to reverse ‘free-for-all for wealthy few’ The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Energy price guarantee extended for three months but many will still see bills rise The energy price guarantee had been due to rise to £3,000 in April Liverpool Echo · Mar 15, 2023
Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt makes U-turn on energy bill help for ALL as childcare support also extended It comes ahead of the Chancellor's budget announcement this afternoon Manchester Evening News · Mar 15, 2023
Jeremy Hunt is urged to reward key workers in Budget amid tax breaks for the rich In a bitter blow to those hoping for a helping hand as the cost of living crisis deepens, a source revealed there will be no cash for key workers in today’s Budget Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023
Budget 2023: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to deliver ‘back to work’ package amid push for growth Measures set to include 30 hours free childcare for one and two year-olds to help parents return to work Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023
OPINION - Rishi Sunak is playing a cunning — and morally dubious — double game Tomorrow, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his first Budget speech, he will be faced across the Despatch Box by Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. Yet his true opponents will be the ghosts of Conservatism’s recent past: Boris Johnson and the ethical crash that ended his shambolic premiership;… Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023
'Tory-lite': Nicola Sturgeon slams Labour over criticism of tax system in Scotland HIGH earners in Scotland pay more tax than their counterparts in the rest of the UK because the SNP has mishandled the economy, Labour’s… The National (Scotland) · Mar 13, 2023
BBC chair Richard Sharp faces fresh scrutiny amid Gary Lineker impartiality row An investigation is being undertaken into Mr Sharp’s appointment after he became embroiled in a cronyism row over helping Boris Johnson. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
Hunt budget being overshadowed by Lineker row is no bad thing for chancellor Wednesday’s announcement will not change big picture for UK economy The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023
Labour cites inspiration from US President Biden on green economy plans Labour has claimed its plans could support 450,000 new jobs over this decade. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
Gary Lineker row hits BBC’s Match of the Day 2 and WSL coverage Disruption to sports programming continues into second day as pressure grows on BBC chairman Richard Sharp The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 Starmer and Sunak are both haunted by the spectres of election defeats past Labour is spooked by its defeat in 1992, while the Tories fear a repeat of what happened to them in 1997
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 Labour planning £8bn Biden-style green energy revolution Rachel Reeves to visit US to learn from senior Democrats about ambitious regional recovery plan
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023 Labour must expose Tory budget tokenism Letter: A sensible government would borrow and increase taxes on the rich and high earners, writes Bernie Evans
Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023 End blokey culture that lets men dominate top jobs, says Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves Shadow chancellor said ‘barely a week goes by without a story of some of sort of abuse of power’ in Westminster, where male MPs outnumber women MPs two to one
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Jeremy Hunt preparing to use budget to reinvigorate investment with tax relief Chancellor mulls new measures to boost investment and repel fear over UK’s faltering status as a global business hub
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 Independent Women 2023 - The Influence List For the first time in its history, The Independent has drawn up a list of the most influential women of the moment. The result is an eclectic, all-star line up for 2023, bringing together women from a vast range of orbits who all share one thing in common: their influence…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 Labour’s messaging on business tax is right. Just don’t leave a long-term plan until the last minute The shadow chancellor has read the room on the need for a stable tax regime, but the ‘to-be-decided’ list is long
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 Labour to launch review to go ‘further and faster’ in closing gender pay gap Exclusive: Ex-TUC chief Frances O’Grady to lead review amid concerns it is taking too long to eliminate gap
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 Labour warns Jeremy Hunt to resist 'siren' Tory calls to cut corporation tax The Shadow Chancellor urged the Government to push ahead with lifting the tax on companies' profits from 19% to 25% when Mr Hunt delivers the Budget next Wednesday
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 Rishi Sunak must ‘reset’ trading relationship with EU, say manufacturing chiefs European firms have gone cold on doing business in UK, survey finds
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 Markets rocked as Jerome Powell warns Fed could switch back to bigger interest rate rises –as it happened Federal Reserve chair says US central bank would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes if data justified it