6 hours ago Jeremy Clarkson issues dreadful warning as he brands Keir Starmer 'a nightmare' who 'doesn't even eat meat' in growing rebellion against Labour's inheritance tax grab

Jeremy Clarkson has branded vegetarian Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a 'nightmare for farmers' amid growing row over Labour's inheritance tax raid. 

Events

9 hours ago Candidate for first female chancellor of Oxford focuses on student gender gap

Jan Royall wants university to address male-female inequality in attainment and widen postgraduate accessA candidate bidding to become the University of Oxford’s first female chancellor has said she would focus her efforts on narrowing the attainment gap between higher-performing male students and their female peers.Jan Royall, the outgoing principal of the university’s Somerville College and a Labour peer, is one of five candidates to become Oxford’s new chancellor. If she wins, she would be the first in its history since the position was first recorded in 1214. Continue reading...

Politics

18 hours ago Keir Starmer accused of 'telling fairy tales' over claims most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid

The Prime Minister insisted Labour is 'for farmers' and said rural communities would benefit from services funded by the £500million tax raid on the sector unveiled by Rachel Reeves last month.

Society

20 hours ago ‘Labour becoming the cruel party’ over tax changes, warns farmer baroness

Baroness Mallalieu, a Labour peer, claimed the party was losing the trust of rural communities.

Events

21 hours ago Labour accused of wrecking UK growth as figures show private sector is now shrinking in wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' tax raid on employers

The first economic figures published since the Chancellor's damaging tax raid on employers showed that the private sector is shrinking and even raised recession fears.

Economics

30 hours ago Keir Starmer battered over farms inheritance tax raid and winter fuel allowance axe in local radio interviews as PM insists he is putting NHS ahead of the 'relatively wealthy'

Keir Starmer wriggled as he was challenged by a series of BBC presenters over the backlash against the key policies.

Economics

32 hours ago Starmer's hammer blow to British economy: Private sector shrinks for first time in a YEAR after Labour's Budget tax raid

Closely-watched PMI figures for this month were worse than analysts had pencilled in amid mounting fears of a slowdown.

Economics

33 hours ago Budget's hammer blow to Britain: Private sector shrinks for first time in a YEAR after Labour's massive tax raid

Closely-watched PMI figures for this month were worse than analysts had pencilled in amid mounting fears of a slowdown.

Economics

36 hours ago Budget hammer blow to shops: Retail sales slumped 0.7% last month as jittery Brits feared huge Labour tax raid

Retail volumes were down by 0.7 per cent, far more than expected, as consumers waited for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to drop the hammer.

Economics