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Farmers shut down Westminster today for a major protest over one of the key tax-raising measures in Rachel Reeves’ Budget. Around ten thousand turned up to hear speeches and blast the Government over its planned tax raid, which many warn will destroy the long tradition of family farms in Britain. Jeremy Clarkson said he is […]
No 10 defends Reeves’ record of being ‘straight’ with voters after Tories attack her over CV embellishment Downing Street has defended the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as someone who’s been “straight with the public” in response to claims she embellished her CV. Last month the Guido Fawkes website said that Reeves was wrong to claim that […]
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So just before Reeve's accident in 1995, his film career had taken a bit of a dive and he was doing TV movies to try and pay the bills. Assuming he hadn't been paralyzed, there's a good chance he would have been considered as the lead or a major supporting actor in several high-profile TV […]
It was a budget the chancellor said would “match the greatest economic moments in Labour history”, and for the occasion Rachel Reeves chose to wear a garment to match the moment: a pussybow blouse. The UK’s first female chancellor knows more than most how the way female politicians dress can be picked over and weaponised. […]
Jeremy Clarkson warned farmers had been “shafted” in Reeves’s historic Budget (Image: Getty) Labour’s “cruel farm tax” will have a “disastrous” impact on thousands of family-run rural businesses, the Chancellor has been warned. Rachel Reeves is being urged to reverse her decision to scrap a vital tax lifeline for family-run farms after it was roundly […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised a budget where “working people will not see higher taxes in their payslips”, yet the hit on businesses will have a detrimental knock-on effect on employees. On the surface, it may seem like she left alone the ‘working people’ from tax hikes, yet the budget will indirectly affect millions of hardworking […]
Rachel Reeves has revealed defence chiefs will be given an extra £3 billion but dodged calls to increase spending to 2.5% of GDP. The Chancellor insisted there is “no more important job for Government” and confirmed the funding boost amid fears over whether the military could win a war. But she conceded “we will set […]
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