Right wing of party says income and inheritance taxes must be reduced, but Labour says growth has ‘hit a dead end’ Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement tax cuts fuel talk of spring election Jeremy Hunt is facing pressure to go further on tax cuts, while dozens of Conservative MPs have vowed […]
Find out how chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s tax and spending plans will affect your personal finances Autumn statement – key points at a glance UK politics live – latest updates • The 2023/24 figures include the national insurance cut which comes into effect on 6 January 2024 Continue reading…
National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi announces delay hours before hostage release was expected to begin, while ceasefire also reportedly put back Gaza hostage deal: what do we know? Here is everything we know about the deal to release hostages from Gaza, pause fighting for four days and release Palestinian prisoners: […]
Cabinet approves deal with Hamas that will see 50 Israeli women and children released over four days, during which there will be a pause in fighting, prime minister’s office says Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has produced the deadliest month for […]
Fifty Israeli hostages held in Gaza will be freed over four days in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners and a lull in Israeli military operations Israel-Hamas war: latest updates Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of 50 women and children hostages held in […]
Man described by Israel as architect of the 7 October attacks is now perhaps the most powerful figure in Hamas Israel-Hamas war – live updates Yahya Sinwar, 61, was a founding member of Hamas and has risen to become perhaps its most powerful figure. Israeli officials have described him as […]
Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, on how rising prices are adding to the daily struggle, taking comfort from the message of a stranger, and his desperate wish to return home • Israel-Hamas war: live updates 1pm Everything is expensive, except for the lives of Gazans. Two months ago, a pack of […]
Amid less gloomy OBR forecasts the chancellor is expected to take first steps towards cutting personal taxes Jeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain’s stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he delivers his second autumn statement on Wednesday. In one […]
Carbon emissions of richest 10% are up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts say The great carbon divide: charting a climate chasm The richest 10% of people in many countries cause up to 40 times more climate-heating carbon emissions than […]
PM would almost certainly have known concerns over ‘eat out to help out’ scheme, says former chief scientific adviser Explainer: How Vallance’s diaries exposed chaos inside No 10 Rishi Sunak would almost certainly have known scientists were worried about his “eat out to help out” scheme during the pandemic, Sir […]