2 h. ago Labour accused of breaking ANOTHER manifesto pledge as small hospitality firms face £318million business rates bombshell

Hospitality chiefs have accused Labour of breaching its manifesto after hammering firms with a huge increase in their business rates bill that will result in closures and job losses.

Economics

2 h. ago Labour accused of 'abandoning' women by departing human rights commission chief

Baroness Falkner of Margravine, who stepped down as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, accused Labour of abandoning founding principles.

Events

35 h. ago London publican: The business rates increase will 'change the face of Britain' as pubs will close

Tim Skinner has worked in the pub industry since 13 and said it’s never been so tough

Politics

35 h. ago Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

Critics have accused Labour of ‘cancelling democracy’ after the Government suggested four votes could be pushed back to 2028.

Politics

38 h. ago Millions of people to see elections delayed until at least 2028

The decision has sparked a furious backlash, with the Conservatives, Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats and local figures accusing Labour of 'cancelling democracy'

Politics

66 h. ago Big Yellow warns annual business rates bill to jump by £1.8m post Budget

The business said it will be affected by an upcoming tax shake-up which will see properties worth more than £500,000 taxed at higher rates.

Economics

2 d. ago Premier League clubs face tax hikes after stadiums hit in Budget

Arsenal and Manchester United are among those facing much higher bills after being impacted by business rates revaluations alongside the Budget.

Politics

3 d. ago Rate of business closures in the UK falls to lowest level since 2016

Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals around 280,000 businesses across the UK closed in 2024, down from 310,000 in 2023.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’

The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the US, but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labour conditions, antibiotic overuse and ecological harmJulia Cárcamo López’s house faces the sea, near enough to hear the gulls calling through the salt-encrusted windows. She lives in the small town of Maullín, on the edge of Chile’s Patagonia, an area where almost everyone works in the fishing industry.Outside, it is drizzling and the sky is darkening as she recalls 1 May 2019, one of the worst days of her life. “Two men knocked on my door and told me they had bad news: my husband had had an accident while working at sea,” she says. Since then, she has discovered that the accident seems to have been caused by negligence. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago NHS emergency care crisis laid bare: 2025 set to be worst year on record damning figures show, as Labour is accused of being in 'total denial'

Over 452,000 people waited 12 hours or more for a bed from January to October after medics decided they were so sick they needed to be admitted to a ward.

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4 d. ago Starmer insists there was ‘no misleading’ after claims Reeves lied in run

Keir Starmer forced to publicly defend chancellor over accusations she lied about country’s finances - as Labour MPs voice discontent

Politics

4 d. ago Scotland could ‘lose our high streets as we know them’, retailers warn

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) is pressing the Finance Secretary to introduce a discount on business rates.

Events

4 d. ago Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

Politics

4 d. ago Pint of beer price to rise in London pubs clobbered by Reeves on tax, business rates and staff pay hike

London MPs criticised the growing burden being placed on the hospitality sector by the Chancellor

Economics

4 d. ago The Standard podcast: Broken business rate system set to hammer London's pubs, hotels and shops

Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.

Economics

4 d. ago What the Tories are getting wrong about Labour breaking manifesto pledges

A manifesto should be a statement of principles, not a list of actions to be slavishly delivered despite any changes of circumstance

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax hikes

Calls for investigation into accusation Labour chancellor misled the public

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes – UK politics live

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves latest: Chancellor denies lying about Budget black hole to justify tax hikes

Rachel Reeves denies breaking Labour manifesto pledge not to raise taxes – but admits she is asking people to pay more

Economics