Government U-turns on energy company windfall tax
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a government U-turn on placing a windfall tax “temporary, targeted energy-profits levy” on record-high profits reported by energy
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced a government U-turn on placing a windfall tax “temporary, targeted energy-profits levy” on record-high profits reported by energy
In the first PMQs of the parliamentary session, the Prime Minister was pressed on what his government is doing to ameliorate the cost-of-living crisis. Starmer
A damper was put on Starmer’s local election celebrations as he was informed on Friday that Durham police were launching an investigation into a gathering
The Bank of England has announced its fourth consecutive 0.25% increase of interest rates, which now sits at 1%, the highest value since 2009. Interest
A majority opinion draft from the US Supreme Court has been leaked to Politico, containing plans to overturn the landmark decision which guaranteed US citizens’
The controversial Elections Bill was passed by the House of Lords on Wednesday, after much toing-and-froing between the House of Commons and the House of
This week’s PMQs touched on the sexist remarks made against Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner, and the cost-of-living crisis, before devolving into classic pre-election mud-slinging
The Prime Minister’s trip to India has sown the seeds of a trade deal to be finalised by October, along with allowing military equipment sold
The Prime Minister has dismissed renewed calls for him to resign at the first PMQs since the parliamentary Easter recess. In a heated session in
According to the Institute for Financial Studies (IFS), interest rates on student loans are set to drastically rise to 12% this Autumn. Student loan interest
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