Category: Resolution Foundation

Sunak refuses to say how abolition of national insurance would be funded – UK politics live

PM says ‘people trust me on these things’ and refuses to be drawn on whether government would forgo entire £46bn raised from measureKeir Starmer has accused Jeremy Hunt of repeating the budget mistakes made by...

Read More

Hunt ‘repeating Truss’s errors with £46bn unfunded tax proposal’ to scrap national insurance, says Starmer – UK politics live

Labour leader claims Tories ‘have learned nothing’ from former PM’s mini-budgetKeir Starmer has accused Jeremy Hunt of repeating the budget mistakes made by Liz Truss during her disastrous premiership.In...

Read More

Hunt says presenter’s comments ‘unworthy of BBC’ after he suggested budget not enough to revive ‘stagnant’ economy – UK politics live

Chancellor criticises BBC presenter after he said British economy was ‘ravaged by economic shocks’ and ‘stagnant’More in Common UK, a group campaigning to reduce political divisions, which carries out a...

Read More

UK to have first parliament in modern history with fall in living standards, says thinktank

Household incomes on course to fall despite national insurance cuts in budget, says Resolution FoundationBusiness live – latest updatesHousehold incomes are on course to fall for the first time over the course of a...

Read More

UK public services will buckle under planned spending cuts, economists warn

Chancellor is considering cutting billions more from public spending to pay for reductions in tax or NI Britain’s stretched public services will buckle under the weight of the spending cuts being planned for after the...

Read More

Only top half of UK earners to benefit from lower NI payments, thinktank warns

Any gains for lower half will be lost when income tax bills rise in April, says Resolution FoundationThe bottom half of earners will lose any gains from next week’s lowering of national insurance payments when their income...

Read More

James Cleverly tells MPs crackdown will cut annual immigration numbers by around 300,000 – politics live

Home secretary to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants to the UK as Rishi Sunak tries to cut net migration figuresHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a connection to the national...

Read More

Keir Starmer says falling living standards means UK facing ‘cultural trauma’ – politics live

Labour leader says his party would not be able to spend quickly if it wins power but will be ‘ruthless’ in using money ‘wisely’Hunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a...

Read More
Loading

Breaking News

prev next