UK PM and chancellor argue that financial markets have settled because they expect deep cuts to spending The prime minister and the chancellor have attempted to prepare the ground for a bleak autumn statement, saying that everybody should expect higher taxes and arguing that financial markets were expecting deep cuts […]
Month: November 2022
Turkish president condemns ‘treacherous attack’ on İstiklal Avenue that also injured 81 people Six people have been killed and 81 injured after an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare İstiklal Avenue, in a bomb attack that Turkey’s president described as an act of terrorism. Speaking shortly before departing for Tuesday’s […]
Exclusive: Acute lack of social care means people are not able to leave, often causing their health to worsen ‘A doctor told me I could be here for months’: patients stuck in England’s hospitals As many as one in three hospital beds in parts of England are occupied by patients […]
Refugee Council figures come as ministers prepare to sign new deal with France to monitor migrants More than 40,000 people seeking asylum in the UK have waited between one and three years for a decision on their claim, figures reveal, as ministers prepare to announce a new deal with France […]
‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds Most minority ethnic groups in the UK have made remarkable progress in educational achievement but “clear evidence” of discrimination remains in their pay and careers, according to a study published by the Institute for […]
Analysis shows former PM was responsible for half of the Treasury’s £60bn fiscal hole as chancellor prepares to announce cuts in Thursday’s budget Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget cost the country a staggering £30bn – doubling the sum that the Treasury says will have to be raised by Jeremy Hunt this […]
In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of Cop27, the former PM also warned against backsliding on climate commitments Cuts to overseas aid under Rishi Sunak are having a “devastating impact”, leaving poor and vulnerable people around the world with “very little” help from the UK, former prime minister Tony […]
Win takes Democrats to key number of 50 seats in Senate, in blow to Republicans who hoped for ‘red wave’ Democrats have kept control of the Senate after the crucial race in Nevada was announced in their favor, cementing a midterms election performance for the party that widely beat expectations. […]
Ex-health secretary pelted with messy substances while competing in a quiz based on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Matt Hancock was covered in slime and pelted with feathers and custard as he took part in his fourth challenge on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! After […]
Firms should be ‘legally required’ to publish their class pay gaps, says thinktank, after it found salary differences of up to £10,000 People from working-class families earn several thousands of pounds a year less on average for doing the same jobs as their more privileged peers, according to a landmark […]