The Labour Party will promise to scrap business rates as part of a dramatic overhaul of the taxes paid by firms. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce that a Labour government would immediately cut the business tax, before eventually phasing it out completely. But she will also commit to closing loopholes that allow…
Labour Promises to Scrap UK Business Rates in ‘Biggest Overhaul in a Generation’
Starmer’s Plan to Rewrite Labour Leadership Rules Sparks Left-Wing Backlash
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans to reform the way the party’s leader is elected, but is facing stiff resistance from the left wing of the party, which has warned the move could trigger a “civil war.” The current “one member, one vote” system introduced under former Labour leader Ed Miliband was widely seen as…
UK Conservative Party Falls Behind Labour in New Poll After Tax Hike
A new opinion poll suggests Britain’s ruling Conservative party has fallen behind the main opposition Labour party, following the government’s decision to break its election pledge by raising taxes. A YouGov survey found that backing for the Tories had fallen by five points to 33 percent after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an increase to…
Woke Democrat Fragility: A Warning from Britain
Commentary After every election, pundits see the result as evidence of the terminal decline of the losing party. This is certainly the case in Britain, where the Labour Party suffered catastrophic defeat in the recent local elections and the by-election in Hartlepool, a solidly Labour seat that the Tories won. There have been many columns…
UK Labour Party Should Stop ‘Civil War,’ Focus on Delivery: Manchester Mayor
The British Labour Party should move on from its ongoing “civil war” and focus instead on delivering results in local authorities under its control, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said on Monday. “Labour needs to move on from the left and the right conducting this civil war within, focus on delivery now and making…
UK Labour Party Should End ‘Civil War,’ Focus on Delivery: Manchester Mayor
The British Labour Party should move on from its ongoing “civil war” and focus instead on delivering results in local authorities under its control, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said on Monday. “Labour needs to move on from the left and the right conducting this civil war within, focus on delivery now and making…
UK PM Rejects Opposition Call for Parliamentary Inquiry on Greensill Lobbying Row
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the opposition’s call for a parliamentary inquiry into former Prime Minister David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of finance company Greensill Capital. Recent media reports revealed that Cameron personally contacted ministers on behalf of Greensill via text and email. Cameron insisted he did not break any rules but accepted…
Virtual Mob Brings UK Party Head to Heel for a Possible Unapproved Thought
The gods of political correctness are jealous gods: they will not have any other gods before them. Unfortunately for worshippers, however, there is a whole pantheon of them, and their demands may conflict. That is what the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, discovered after he visited the Jesus House for All the…
PM Defends Border Measures as UK Hunts for Missing Patient With Brazilian Variant
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended England’s COVID-19 border measures after the government revealed that it could not identify a person who had tested positive for the Brazilian variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Authorities said on Sunday that six cases of the Brazilian variant had been found in the UK, three…
UK Seeks Missing Patient With Brazilian COVID Variant as PM Defends Border Measures
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended England’s COVID-19 border measures after the government revealed that it could not identify a person who had tested positive for the Brazilian variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Authorities said on Sunday that six cases of the Brazilian variant had been found in the UK, three…
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