UK and South Korea to sign new agreement during state visit November 21, 2023 The UK and South Korea are set to sign a new long-term agreement covering defence and technology co-operation as President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for a three-day state visit.
Sunak pledges to cut taxes and make Britain the best place for business November 20, 2023 Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut taxes and make Britain “the best country in the world to do business” ahead of this week’s autumn statement.
Homes close to new pylons to be offered £1,000 off bills a year November 19, 2023 Households closest to new pylons and electricity substations could receive up to £1,000 a year off their bills under plans being announced by Jeremy Hunt.
Hunt says his ‘priority is backing British business’ as he hints at tax cuts November 19, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has hinted that the autumn statement may contain more tax cuts for businesses in a bid to fire up the UK’s economy.
Inheritance tax reportedly could be slashed by Sunak and Hunt at Autumn Statement November 16, 2023 Plans to slash inheritance tax at the Autumn Statement are reportedly being drawn up by No10 and the Treasury.
Let’s be honest, inflation is down and the Bank of England could create a recession November 16, 2023 The Bank of England is now at risk of overcorrecting after ignoring monetary policy for far too long, writes Matthew Lesh
From Rwanda to inflation, Sunak has tied himself to pledges he can’t control November 16, 2023 Cutting both immigration and inflation are two of Sunak’s cornerstone pledges, but the PM is struggling to wrest the former under control even as he amps up the rhetoric, writes Simon Neville
It would be senseless to delay a tax supported by greenies and the steel industry November 16, 2023 Implausible though it sounds, businesses in Britain are clamouring for a new tax this Autumn Statement. Even more unlikely, both heavy industry and environmentalists are aligned in wanting it. That’s right, the unsexily-titled carbon border adjustment mechanism (which parades around the punchy acronym CBAM) has managed a feat few thought possible: the union of greenies [...]
Rishi Sunak says he ‘won’t allow’ foreign courts to block Rwanda flights November 15, 2023 Rishi Sunak has said he “will not allow a foreign court to block” deportation flights to Rwanda as he vowed to bring emergency legislation to Parliament.
‘Election bot takeover’: Could you tell a real Rishi from a fake? November 15, 2023 The UK agency said the next UK general election in 2024 is at risk of being swayed by the ominous presence of deepfakes.