LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Minister of work and pensions department has informed that the expectation is that PM Truss will give the decision on whether to raise benefits in line with inflation in November. There has been no decision on uprating
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Conor Burns, the trade minister, has been fired from Liz Truss’ ministry “with immediate effect” in response to a serious misconduct allegation. While the issue is being looked into, the whip has also been suspended for the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Few ministers will likely leave the Conservative conference with their reputations improved, it is probably safe to say. However, it may equally be argued that few individuals would have anticipated Jake Berry to be one of the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following a strong protest from Tory MPs, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that the government is abandoning plans to grant the wealthiest 1% a tax break. In a tweet, Mr. Kwarteng said that the policy had turned
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – PM Truss, her government “did the right thing” in its mini-budget to stimulate economic growth. The prime minister said, speaking in a number of local radio interviews with the BBC this morning that “urgent action” and “controversial
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the government’s reduction in the highest rate of income tax would be reversed. In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, he told the BBC that the move was not the right
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The following are the key points from the mini-budget statement Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng gave to his MPs: Beginning in April 2023, the basic income tax rate will be reduced to 19p in pound. Will result in
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Before her first ever official bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden, Liz Truss acknowledged as she arrived in the US that the much-anticipated post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and US could be years away. There
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine)- At the start of MPs’ first week back from summer recess on 5 September, The Conservative Party had just elected a new leader who Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would appoint as her fifteenth Prime Minister the following
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine)- Thursday 8th September 2022 not only marked the passing of our longest reigning Monarch, but the closing of one of the most significant chapters in our history. The Queen represented stability within our country and continuity of not
