Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey said he will drop a key pledge to put a penny on income tax to […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Prime Minister is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to run from Birmingham to Manchester amid soaring costs. Critics of such a move include former prime ministers Boris […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email On Wednesday 13 September, The Independent revealed top-level talks were taking place between Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt about whether to scrap parts of the high-speed rail project HS2. The much-delayed and overbudget […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The Liberal Democrats have become the first major political party to adopt an early version of its manifesto for a general election expected next […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to triple tax for social media firms to fund a dedicated mental health professional in every school in England. The policy would see the 2% […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email One of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet ministers has branded inheritance tax “deeply unfair” and “punitive” amid claims that the government is considering cutting the levy. Downing Street has so far sought to play down […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to triple tax for social media firms to fund a dedicated mental health professional in every school in England. The proposal, which will be debated […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email It would be “irresponsible” for the government to keep spending money on HS2 despite inflating costs, a cabinet minister has said – amid speculation the project could be cut back. Speaking on Sunday […] More
