Jeremy Corbyn warned Sir Keir Starmer that Labour MPs are “seething with anger” over his U-turn on the two-child benefit cap. The Labour leader on Sunday confirmed he will not ditch the measure despite previously pledging to, in a move that has sparked
London mayoral hopeful Samuel Kasumu – whose candidacy was blocked by the party earlier this year – has urged Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands to restart the entire process. Despite being the bookmaker’s favourite to win the nomination, and despite being the
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of another “flip-flop” after ditching plans for a £3billion tax raid on tech giants. Labour had pledged to slap a 10 percent digital services tax on the revenues of companies such as Amazon and Facebook. The
Emily Thornberry was put on the spot by Kay Burley over Labour backtracking on a green promise. Sir Keir Starmer’s party earlier this month climbed down from its plan to borrow £28 billion a year to spend on green industries. The Labour
The Turkish lira has sunk to a new low just a day after the country nearly doubled its main interest rate, reversing one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unorthodox economic policies. Experts have warned that they expect the lira to “continue tanking”
Turkey’s central bank delivered a large interest rate hike on Thursday by raising its key rate by 6.5 percentage points, boosting it to 15 percent. The increase is a significant jump from the current 8.5 percent and is the first since March 2021.
The Biden administration has signaled its intent to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in order to potentially counter China’s influence over the group, reversing a major Trump-era policy decision. Hugh Dugan, former senior director for International Organization
The Labour Party has been accused of yet another big policy U-turn after ruling out universal childcare for young children as part of a “fiscal credibility drive” aimed at persuading swing voters they can be trusted with the public’s finances. Labour today
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a major Labour U-turn this morning, after realising her party’s flagship environment policy could have crashed the economy. Ms Reeves, who is insistent she will be responsible with the public finances unlike the last Labour
According to the New York Post Charles is “breathing a sigh of relief” over the change, with royal correspondent Charles Rae telling GB News that the royals have previously been “careful with what they say” around the couple. Harry and Meghan have