Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A union chief has launched a stinging attack on Keir Starmer, likening the Labour leader to “a car salesman who just sells soap”. Mark Serwotka, the head of the union representing civil servants, […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservative party risks losing up to 35 seats in the next general election if voters turn to tactical voting in a bit to remove from power, new figures reveal. The Electoral Calculus […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Downing Street has defended ministers including the Defence Secretary using TikTok on personal phones despite the China-linked platform being banned on Government devices. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman said Grant Shapps and […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Fears over dangerous crumbling concrete have spread to Britain’s railways, with Network Rail launching an urgent review into the train estate, a minister has confirmed. Transport secretary Huw Merriman has said Network Rail […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The future of the state pension “triple lock” appears in doubt after Angela Rayner joined Rishi Sunak in refusing to say whether the measure would stay after the next election. William Hague, the […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Pensioners are set for an 8 per cent boost after record wage growth continued – but Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dampened hopes of a pre-election tax cut. After pay including bonuses grew 8.5 […] More
Angela Rayner has refused to commit to Labour keeping the state pensions triple lock, telling BBC Breakfast on Tuesday (12 September) that the party would “not make unfunded spending commitments” before a general election.Ms Rayner’s comments came as ONS figures showed that wages in the UK continued to surge at a record pace.The total earnings rise is used to determine the “triple lock” guarantee for the state pension, which commits the government to increase the state pension by whichever is highest, wage growth, inflation or 2.5 per cent. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Single-use vapes look set to be banned by the government after concerns that children could become addicted to them. The move could come as early as next week as health ministers decided the […] More
