Grant Shapps eventually wants defence spending to hit 3% (Image: Getty) Rishi Sunak is putting Britain on a war footing by axing 70,000 pen pushers to free up billions for the defence of the nation. The Prime Minister warned the world is
Rishi Sunak is set to pledge to hike the UK’s defence budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
Campaigners have accused Thames Water of making the “public pay for its failures” following proposals to raise customers’ bills by more than £50 a month. The water company warned bills could surge by 44% because it wants to increase spending by £1.1
The chair of the Environment Agency accepted a nearly £100 dinner from water company lobbyists just days before water bills were hiked by 40%. Regulators and the Government have been accused of having a “chummy relationship” with water firms by the Liberal
Rishi Sunak is still confident he can “stop the boats” despite record arrivals so far this year. Another 800 illegal migrants landed in the UK after making the dangerous crossing over the Easter weekend. It takes the total number of arrivals to
The average Brit faces a £100 council tax hike this year as 95% of local authorities raise bills by the maximum amount. The County Councils Network (CCN) says 129 of the 136 unitary local authorities across England will increase council tax bills
Birmingham is now set to become the fourth major council to hike its council tax by a whopping 10 percent this year, after declaring itself effectively bankrupt in September. The enormous hit to local residents’ wallets is double the legal maximum council
Households’ water bills will rise to around £473 a year to fund firms’ record investment to reduce sewage in rivers and seas. Campaigners have hit out at the firms, whose bosses receive millions in bonuses, for hiking customers’ bills from April to
A council tax hike for expensive foreign-owned properties could raise millions according to a group of experts. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) is calling for council tax bands in England to be changed dramatically to raise millions for councils bereft of funding.
Sadiq Khan has come under fire for caving to unions after Tube drivers made a fresh demand for a 12 per cent pay hike. The London Underground was due to grind to a halt this week with walkouts by members of the