Rishi Sunak is urged to axe VAT on post-holiday Covid tests to reduce cost of foreign trips as lockdown ends Rishi Sunak was under pressure to axe VAT on Covid tests needed for holidays Ministers are insisting all travellers take the tests on their return to the UK Industry has repeatedly warned this risks pricing … Read more
Voters across Great Britain will go to the polls on May 6 on what has been dubbed ‘Super Thursday’. Every adult in England, Scotland and Wales will be entitled to vote in at least one contest. The results could provide a critical marker for the direction of Britain – and in the case of Scotland, … Read more
Kirstie Allsopp has urged people to ‘stop rushing to buy homes’, claiming the market has become overheated across the country as a result of the government’s stamp duty holiday. The Location, Location, Location presenter, 49, from London, questioned whether Rishi Sunak‘s scheme designed to shield the property sector from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic … Read more
Dominic Cummings opens his statement with a flat denial of No 10’s claim that he leaked text messages from Boris Johnson to Sir James Dyson.
At an intimate dinner last July at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s official country residence in leafy Buckinghamshire, the wine and the conversation – a mix of high politics, policy, Covid, and Westminster gossip – were flowing freely between old friends and colleagues. That night Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds were hosting Chancellor of … Read more
Carrie? It’s a swell impression! First look at Ophelia Lovibond as pregnant Carrie Symonds in drama about Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid crisis By Eleanor Sharples For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 Her coat covering her bump, this is the first look at Ophelia … Read more
David Cameron, his financier boss Lex Greensill and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be grilled by MPs over the lobbying scandal, it was confirmed last night. The Treasury Committee said it will ask all three to appear in person during its inquiry into the Government’s dealings with failed finance firm Greensill Capital. Chairman Mel Stride said … Read more
95% mortgage deals backed by the state: First-time buyers can get on the property ladder with just a 5% deposit under a new scheme launching today High street banks including Lloyds, Santander and Barclays will start offering state-backed mortgages under a government scheme launching today Both first-time buyers and current homeowners will be able to … Read more
‘This stinks’, came the cry – and I fear it was bang on: HENRY DEEDES sees the Government feeling the heat over David Cameron lobbying scandal By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:42 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 13 April 2021 We heard name-calling, we saw finger-wagging and witnessed more … Read more
Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘running scared’ over David Cameron Greensill lobbying row after he dodges grilling in the House of Commons as Government sends junior minister to answer questions Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds was granted urgent question on the issue She wanted to get answers from Chancellor Rishi Sunak but he failed to attend … Read more