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Assisted dying can correct injustice says Leadbeater, as opponents warn of risks
Parliament has a chance to “correct injustice and reduce human suffering” when it debates assisted dying, the MP behind the Bill said – but opposition campaigners have warned of “inevitable abuse, ...
Opinion | British Labour Meets the Laffer Curve
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is under fire for allegedly padding her résumé to say she was an economist ...
High Street pins hopes on a Black Friday and Christmas boost after post-Budget slump
As stores reel from Rachel Reeves' decision to burden the industry with £7bn of extra costs, bumper trading during the ...
Wakefield Express2h
Tory councillor says politics is “completely and utterly toxic” as National Insurance motion defeated
A motion by Conservative councillors in Wakefield to call on the government to reverse plans to increase employer National ...
EasyJet threatens to axe UK flights and blames Rachel Reeves’ budget
EasyJet is cutting flights between London, Scotland and Northern Ireland after tax rises in Rachel Reeves' budget.
UK finance minister delays spending review until June, FT reports
British finance minister Rachel Reeves has delayed the timing of a multi-year spending review from spring 2025 to June, the ...
The National3h
Labour won't listen – except when their ambition's on the line
THE Scottish Government has announced that it will introduce a scheme to support pensioners who have lost their Winter Fuel Payment ...
EasyJet to cut domestic flights after being hit by air passenger duty rise as incoming CEO hits out at Rachel Reeves for 'taxing the working person'
The budget airline is cutting down its schedule of flights within the UK, which will especially hit services between London, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Rachel Reeves savaged for ‘mindblowing’ economic incompetence
The Chancellor has been accused of not understanding basic economics as her budget is set to achieve ‘the opposite of growth' ...
FTSE muted as budget dampens consumer confidence and richest households hit by inflation
The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Thursday despite UK consumer confidence remaining weak after Rachel ...
UK households warned 'secret' HMRC tax grab of '91 per cent' is coming
An inheritance tax raid could see UK households pay an eye-watering 91 per cent triple whammy tax. People are at risk of ...
Macfarlane Group reveals cost of Rachel Reeves tax hike
Macfarlane Group, which was formed by the late Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden shortly after the Second World War, declared the rise in employer national insurance contributions and national living wage ...