London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing prices continue to fall on expectations that the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates, Nationwide has stated. The building
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Buckingham Palace has refused Boris Johnson was asked to present Prince Harry with a “manly pep talk” to persuade him not to step away from royal duties in January 2020. The ex-prime minister claimed in his new
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – An online commitment to withhold smartphones from children until they are at least 14 has been inscribed by parents at 20% of schools across the UK, according to a campaign group. A “parent pact” collected by Smartphone
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK economy is to expand faster than Japan, Italy and Germany this year. The global economy is “turning a corner”, according to the latest perspective from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as it
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham tells the Treasury it is required to invest more in transport plans if it wants growth in all regions. Andy Burnham has expressed stopping HS2 at Birmingham will leave the railway as a “monument
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour ministers encounter warnings that their housebuilding project for London risks costing an astronomical ÂŁ54 billion just for affordable homes unless housing associations can attract more private investment. The G15 group, which represents major not-for-profit housing associations,
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The IFS warned Labour faces tough fiscal challenges, noting potential tax increases on capital gains, inheritance, and stamp duty. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) stated Labour had promised not to increase income tax, national insurance, VAT
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The Bank of England has maintained interest rates intact at 5% as it put its steps to ease the strain on household budgets on hold. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by a bulk of eight
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Sales of some new hybrid cars will be authorised until 2035, the government has stated, but it rejected that this was a change to a manifesto commitment to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2030. Ministers scheme
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Former PM Boris Johnson has urged PM Sir Keir Starmer to shatter the impasse over allowing Ukraine to shoot long-range missiles into Russia – cautioning that every day’s delay is costing lives. British Labour Prime Minister Keir
