Category: UK Politics

Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-watchdog This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast. David Neal… Continue reading Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-watchdog

Theresa May to stand down as MP at next election PA Media By Graeme Baker & Paul Seddon BBC News Former Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will stand down as an MP at the next general election. Mrs May, who led the country from 2016 to 2019 in the wake of the vote… Continue reading Theresa May to stand down as MP at next election

Budget leaves Labour seeking savings to fund pledges Reuters By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Labour now intends to pay for its NHS and school breakfast plans through future savings to public spending if it wins power, Rachel Reeves has said. The party had planned to fund the flagship policies by replacing the UK’s current “non-dom”… Continue reading Budget leaves Labour seeking savings to fund pledges

Hunt hails National Insurance cut but Reeves says people still worse off The interview between Hunt and Amol Rajan ends with some disagreement over the state of the UK economy. Hunt’s asked whether his Budget has come close to meeting the scale of the challenges, at a time when the British economy is “ravaged by… Continue reading Hunt hails National Insurance cut but Reeves says people still worse off

Hunt cuts National Insurance again as election looms This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Seddon & Becky Morton Political reporters Jeremy Hunt has announced cuts to the tax paid by workers from April, in a bid to revive Tory fortunes ahead… Continue reading Hunt cuts National Insurance again as election looms

Hunt expected to cut National Insurance by another 2p in Budget BBCCopyright: BBC Aga Szedzianis and her husband, who are both associate architects, earn just over £50,000 each. But she says, with price rises, the cost of childcare and their mortgage soon set to go up by £500 a month, things are getting “quite uncomfortable”.… Continue reading Hunt expected to cut National Insurance by another 2p in Budget

Hunt expected to cut National Insurance tax by 2p Getty Images By Chris Mason & Kate Whannel & Sam Francis Political editor and political reporters, BBC News Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a 2p cut to National Insurance when he delivers his Budget on Wednesday. The plan – which matches a cut announced in… Continue reading Hunt expected to cut National Insurance tax by 2p

Councils to be told to cut diversity plans in Budget Reuters By Henry Zeffman & Kate Whannel BBC Politics Councils will be told to reduce spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget on Wednesday. He will urge town halls to cut back on what he says is wasteful spending… Continue reading Councils to be told to cut diversity plans in Budget

George Galloway to be sworn in as MP for Rochdale Reuters By Jennifer McKiernan BBC political reporter George Galloway has arrived at Westminster to be sworn in as the new MP for Rochdale. “I’m feeling good,” the Workers Party of Britain leader said, speaking out of the window of his car as he arrived. “I’ve… Continue reading George Galloway to be sworn in as MP for Rochdale