Prime Minister Liz Truss has scrapped a key part of the mini-budget Kwasi Kwarteng produced last month—reversing the cut to corporation tax—and has defended her decision to replace him as Chancellor of the Exchequer with Jeremy Hunt. She said she had decided to keep corporation tax at 25 percent, rather than cut it to 19 percent…
Liz Truss Performs U-Turn on Corporation Tax and Promises to Lead UK ‘Through the Storm’
New Tory Finance Critic Says ‘Band-aid Solutions’ Won’t Solve Inflation
The Conservative Party has maintained focus on inflation in recent weeks and its newly-appointed finance critic, Jasraj Singh Hallan, says measures proposed by the Liberal government to address the issue are “band-aid solutions.” “It’s good to help people, it’s also much, much better when we solve the real issue, which is Justinflation,” Hallan told The…
Labour Leader Keir Starmer Invokes Spirit of Tony Blair in Party Conference Speech
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Liz Truss’s government of “losing control of the economy” and, in reference to election victories of the past, he said, “Like in 1945, 1964, and 1997, this is a Labour moment.” Starmer also quoted former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his keynote speech to the party…
Tories Call on Government to Forgive ArriveCan Fines
Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to forgive fines any incurred on Canadians for either failing to comply with the ArriveCan app while crossing the border or because of system glitches where the app wrongfully flagged compliant users. “Canadians shouldn’t pay for Liberal incompetence. These fines should be immediately forgiven,” said Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman…
MP Alain Reyes Quits Conservative Caucus After Poilievre Win
Quebec MP Alain Reyes announced on Sept. 13 that he’s leaving the Conservative Party to sit as an Independent, saying his political vision doesn’t allow him to remain under the current direction of the party. “I respect the choice made by members of the Conservative Party of Canada in the last leadership race. However, some…
Poilievre Announces Leadership Team With Scheer as House Leader, Lantsman and Uppal as Deputies
Newly elected Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre announced his leadership team on Sept. 13, with Melissa Lantsman and Tim Uppal being installed as deputies and Andrew Scheer as House leader. “My inflation-busting Leadership Team,” wrote Poilievre on Twitter over a picture of his team with their role descriptions. “First job: stop Trudeau’s tax hikes and…
What Helped Poilievre in His Decisive Win
Political pundits say Pierre Poilievre’s popularity with Conservative members comes from his focus on key issues that are of concern to Canadians. Malcolm Bird, a political science professor at the University of Winnipeg, says Poilievre gained popularity by focusing on vital economic issues, personal freedoms, and the empowerment of families. “Look at how many people…
What Helped Poilievre Score His Decisive Win
Political pundits say Pierre Poilievre’s popularity with Conservative members comes from his focus on key issues that are of concern to Canadians. Malcolm Bird, a political science professor at the University of Winnipeg, says Poilievre gained popularity by focusing on vital economic issues, personal freedoms, and the empowerment of families. “Look at how many people…
Tories to Announce Next Leader ‘With a Revised Program’ Reflecting Queen’s Death
The Conservative party says the event announcing the next leader scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way. The Queen’s death prompted the party to rethink the event, given how it will fall in the official mourning period. After learning of her death, the chair of the Tories’ leadership…
Here’s How Many People Voted to Pick the Conservative Party of Canada’s Next Leader
The Conservative party’s next leader will be chosen by nearly 418,000 members. The party released the final figure today, after a deadline arrived earlier this week for party members to return their mail-in ballots. More than 430,000 ballots were sent back, but some were rejected because members didn’t include proper identification, which is required to…
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