Labour denies claim it is planning another windfall tax to pay for its £28billion green spending spree if it wins the next election

By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:06 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 14:06 GMT, 15 December 2023 Labour today denied claims it is will introduce a new windfall tax to fund its green spending plans if it wins the next election.  Reports suggested that the party was looking at another punitive … Read more

Conservative Minister is urged to correct the Commons record after saying people’s taxes are falling

Laura Trott didn’t provide proof of claim that taxes had gone down since 2010  By Anna Mikhailova Published: 00:54 GMT, 3 December 2023 | Updated: 11:03 GMT, 3 December 2023 A treasury minister has been urged to correct the record in Parliament after claiming that people’s taxes are falling. Laura Trott, the new Chief Secretary … Read more

Partygate: Boris Johnson faces further grilling by Labour grandees

Harriet Harman will lead new probe into Partygate scandal that could lead to judgement day for Boris Johnson The privileges committee will investigate whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs The committee can determine if the PM knowingly misled the Commons  If found in contempt of Parliament, the PM could be suspended or even expelled The … Read more

Labour councillor apologises for telling family worried about gas hikes ‘wear jumpers’

Labour Councillor Lynne Troughton apologises for telling a family facing £700-a-month energy bills to ‘wear jumpers’ – as she’s branded ‘patronising and callous’ on Twitter Lynne Troughton, a Labour Councillor in Hackney, told Courtney Wilding his daughter’s potential £700-a-month bills could be countered by ‘economising’ She told the artist: ‘She needs to start using less. … Read more

Tube strikes: Keir Starmer’s MPs fail to condemn RMT union industrial action crippling London

Labour was in chaos over London Underground strikes yesterday after failing to condemn a second crippling walkout. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was booed while attending a glitzy music awards ceremony, with one punk group publicly savaging him for not dealing with the crisis. Critics questioned why the mayor was attending the event instead of holding … Read more

Peter Mandelson comes under fire for wooing Qatar’s super-rich

Peter Mandelson comes under fire for wooing Qatar’s super-rich as the Labour peer expands his lobbying firm Labour peer Peter Mandelson has opened a new office in Qatar’s capital, Doha He claimed Qatar offered ‘unique strategic advantages for businesses’    Qatar has been condemned over reports it has mistreated migrant workers By Georgia Edkins For The … Read more