97 m. ago Rachel Reeves’s pub reprieve is nothing for Labour to cheer about

Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

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1 hour ago Coronation Street's Debbie Webster faces prison in cruel twist after Corriedale

A Coronation Street favourite will appear in court after taking the blame for someone else following the horror crash that took place in the soap's Emmerdale crossover

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6 h. ago Ministers face calls to expand business rate relief beyond pubs as U

Trade bodies said ‘piecemeal responses’ will not ‘save our high streets’.

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11 h. ago Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney

The Reform UK leader said the benefit cap being lifted should only apply to British-born families.

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11 h. ago Rachel Reeves brands critics of benefits splurge RACIST as Labour boasts about law scrapping two

Rachel Reeves accused Nigel Farage of only wanting white people to get welfare after he warned Labour's policy will benefit 'huge numbers of foreign-born people'.

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11 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows to slash business rates to save pubs from Labour's tax apocalypse saying they are being treated like 'cash cows'

The Conservative leader said her party has 'identified billions of pounds of savings from things like bringing down the welfare bill and reducing the size of the Civil Service'.

Economics

14 h. ago Furious pub landlords threaten to go on strike and go to 'war' with Labour as Rachel Reeves is accused of treating them 'like cash cows to milk'

Plans being discussed include coordinated strike action, delayed opening hours and even symbolic protests such as ringing pub bells for several minutes straight.

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24 h. ago Outraged pub bosses threaten to go on STRIKE and change opening hours in protest at Budget tax grab by Government

OUTRAGED pub bosses are threatening to go on strike in protest at punishing taxes they fear will force many boozers to close permanently. Opening times could also be pushed back from the traditional 11am start as publicans try to give Chancellor Rachel Reeves a bloody nose following her Budget tax grab. Others are considering ringing...

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32 h. ago Angry MPs demand more support for pubs before they call last orders for good

Dozens of Labour backbenchers are urging Rachel Reeves to save landlords from being hammered by a rise in business rates and are calling for more financial help

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32 h. ago DLR extension to Thamesmead 'significantly' more than £1.5bn as Abbey Wood link is ruled out

City Hall jobs still on the line despite mayor Sadiq Khan receiving more money than expected from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Economics

34 h. ago Owner of pedalo firm accuses Rachel Reeves red tape and tax hikes of killing his family's 50

Sam Jones said he can no longer afford to operate the seasonal service on Weymouth Beach in Dorset following two successive Labour budgets.

Events

57 h. ago Rachel Reeves slammed for blocking a cash lifeline for our beleaguered pubs

Pubs are under threat but chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of pulling the rug from under them by Celebrity chef and pub owner Tom Kerridge

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60 h. ago Rachel Reeves is blamed for crashing Claire's chain as she 'blocks business rates bailout to save pubs' despite PM's hints at another U

Fingers have been pointed at Rachel Reeves' policies after Modella Capital announced that the chain and the Original Factory Shop are being put into administration.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves says Treasury watchdog WON'T check she is balancing the books in the Spring... and will she even face MPs to defend her policies?

Rachel Reeves has announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility will produce an economic forecast on March 3.

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3 d. ago Spring statement to take place on March 3, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

The Chancellor said the Government only plans to deliver ‘one major fiscal event a year’.

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3 d. ago Reeves urged to scrap inheritance tax raid on family firms in full after humiliating climbdown

Rachel Reeves is facing fresh calls to scrap an inheritance tax raid that threatens to destroy family firms across Britain.

Economics

3 d. ago Swinney says ‘variety of tactics’ could be used to win second independence vote

The Holyrood elections take place in May.

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5 d. ago Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves branded 'delusional' after taking credit for FTSE 100 reaching record high

In a boost for Britain's savers and investors - and a promising start for New Year trading - London's leading share index soared above the landmark figure.

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6 d. ago FTSE 100 starts new year higher but slips back after crossing 10,000

The FTSE 100 index closed up 19.76 points, 0.2%, at 9,951.14 – it had earlier traded as high as 10,046.25, a record intraday level.

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