Category: Mini-budget 2022

Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s

Alarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’Labour is to wage a new campaign to win over Tory-supporting pensioners in an attempt to neutralise one of the...

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Labour motion to ban Truss-style budget meltdowns puts pressure on Tory MPs

Party loyalty would force Conservatives to vote against plan for fiscal responsibilityRead more: ‘I challenge Rishi Sunak: vote with Labour to stop a Truss-style disaster happening again,’ writes Rachel ReevesLabour...

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Transport minister refuses to say if government still committed to extending HS2 to Manchester and Euston – UK politics live

Richard Holden responds to urgent question from Labour about HS2 but refuses to say if HS2 will still reach Manchester or Euston in LondonQ: Should the Bank of England remain independent?Truss says she thinks its mandate should...

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Liz Truss defends record as PM and takes issue with claim she ‘crashed the economy’ with mini-budget – UK politics live

Truss says she only learnt what pension LDIs were days after mini-budget which collapsed because of themQ: Should the Bank of England remain independent?Truss says she thinks its mandate should be improved. It should focus more...

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