Rachel Reeves has been accused of “hammering” drivers of a certain vehicle type with huge car tax increases, which risks impacting “thousands of working people”, particularly drivers in rural areas. It comes after the reclassification of double pick-up trucks will, for the first time, be viewed as cars instead of vans, a move which experts … Read more
An Afghan migrant accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage while travelling to the UK on a small boat has appeared in court. Fayaz Khan, 26, told the Reform leader he was going to “pop pop” while making a gun gesture in a post on TikTok during his journey in October last year, the court heard. Mr Farage shared … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Government has been urged to release court transcripts from historic grooming gang trials after a judge rejected a request in Bradford. Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said the refusal “raised serious questions” for the justice system. In a letter to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Jenrick said that a “fragmented and unpredictable” … Read more
The pandemic may seem like a bad nightmare for many but Covid certainly hasn’t disappeared into the background as cases have more than doubled since January this year, new figures show. As immunity wanes from vaccines and variants appear Covid cases have been rising slowly but surely since the beginning of the year. The number of hospital patients in England testing positive for Covid increased … Read more
Reform UK is on track to crush Labour’s ‘Red Wall’, but the polling belies formidable challenges ahead, according to Britain’s favourite elections guru. John Curtice’s measured analysis comes as a new Survation poll has the insurgent party sweeping Labour’s traditional heartland, with support in the North and Midlands surging from 18 per cent it achieved … Read more
A former prison governor and expert on extremism has said the brother of the Manchester bomber should be put into isolation after he attacked prison officers last weekend. Ian Acheson made the claims following an incident where Hashem Abedi attacked officers at HMP Frankland. Abedi, 28, is serving a 55-year sentence for assisting his brother’s suicide attack … Read more
A pub landlord has been forced to start closing up two hours earlier than usual due to soaring extra costs after Rachel Reeves’ tax raid. Brian Whiting, who owns several pubs in the South East, now calls last orders at 9pm during the week and closes the kitchens at 8pm to offset an extra £190,000 in … Read more
A new poll carried out in Labour’s so-called Red Wall shows soaring support for Nigel Farage and Reform. The data, which comes ahead of next month’s local elections in May, also shows a fall in popularity for Labour among voters in the North-West, North-East, Yorkshire and Midlands. Polling agency Survation spoke to voters in the regions, with the results published by The … Read more
Meghan Markle has come under fire after attending a Broadway show in New York with what critics are calling an “excessive” security entourage. The former Suits actress and Duchess of Sussex arrived at the Gypsy revival on Thursday night flanked by a four-car motorcade, including three black SUVs and an unmarked NYPD police vehicle. The strict security setup, which … Read more
Labour has been slammed by Brexiteers after it was revealed that the UK is preparing to allow EU courts a say over meat and dairy imports. British negotiators have reportedly told EU officials that the government is willing to accept dynamic alignment of rules on food and agriculture, breaking a major negotiating red line put … Read more