The number of houses changing hands in the UK slowed year on year in October due to budget uncertainty and the high cost of moving. UK residential transactions in October …
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Rachel Reeves’ benefit handouts are unchristian, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch has argued that Rachel Reeves’ welfare splurge in the Autumn Budget is inconsistent with Christian values, as she blasted the Labour government for raising taxes to fund increased …
OBR: Reeves knew about better forecasts before income tax speech
Rachel Reeves is under mounting pressure as the Office for Budget Responsibility faces questions regarding what and when the Chancellor was told about the state of public finances. The Labour …
‘Day-one’ rights abandoned: Lawyers warn six-month rule marks significant change for businesses
The government has caved at the final hurdle after weeks of the House of Lords ping-ponging the Employment Rights Bill over the controversial ‘day one’ rights. The House of Lords …
Reeves to rush pension tax raid into law to calm nervous markets
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to rush through laws to enact her Budget, in a bid to reassure nervous markets that tax increases will be implemented even if they are not …
FTSE 100 Live: London house prices fall amid Budget jitters
Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Markets were still digesting the twist, turns and taxes of the Autumn Budget on Thursday, with ministers taking to the media to defend …
Prem Rugby should consider radical shake-up of player transfer market
The best thing about the football off-season is the transfer speculation, deal agreements and player announcements. Watching teams bid £100m for a player is somewhat grotesque but it is also …
London house prices record annual fall for first time in 18 months
Budget uncertainty and a glut of supply caused house prices in London and the south to record an annual for the first time since last spring, according to new data. …
On this day: The resignation of Margaret Thatcher
On 28 November 1990, Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street for the last time, leaving the United Kingdom in a very,very much better state than when she came there, writes Eliot …
Covid inquiry is a reminder that freedom matters as well as saving lives
The Covid inquiry continues labouring under the lopsided assumption that the only thing that matters in a pandemic is the number of deaths prevented. There was always an alternative to …