Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Cabinet minister Gavin Williamson has been accused of making a tacit threat by raising a sensitive issue about a female Tory MP’s private life in a meeting. A fellow Tory […] More
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hello there, I’m Matt Mathers and welcome to The Independent’s Inside Politics newsletter. Rishi Sunak has insisted that the world can still limit temperature rises to 1.5C ahead […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Billions of pounds of government spending in Britain is to be counted as foreign aid. Under Treasury rules, as much as £3.5 billion for refugees and migrants in the UK […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Rishi Sunak criticised Matt Hancock on Sunday evening for the heading to the jungle to take part in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! The prime minister said […] More
Jeremy Hunt will detail spending cuts totalling at least £35 billion in his autumn statement later this month, according to a report.The chancellor is also expected to announce tax rises totalling at least £25bn in his statement on 17 November, which was pushed back from its original date of 31 October.Some of the tax rises being considered include freezing income tax thresholds, targeting dividend tax relief, a raid on capital gains allowances and the 40 per cent pensions tax relief on pension savings for those earning more than £50,270, The Guardian reports. More
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Rishi Sunak has been accused of a “vacuum of leadership”, as he arrives at the make-or-break Cop27 summit to a warning that climate breakdown is now close to being “irreversible”. The prime minister’s claim to […] More
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter A new report has claimed that Matt Hancock will be paid a fee of £400,000 to appear on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The Conservative MP, who resigned as health […] More
BBC shows Gavin Williamson’s abusive text messages to Oliver Dowden on live TV More
