Rishi Sunak carefully positions himself at top of No 11 stairs for latest Budget photocall

Rishi Sunak carefully positioned himself at the top of the staircase of No11 for his latest pandemic Budget photocall in a marked change from his official photo line up from last year. The 5ft5 Chancellor displayed a calm demeanour as he and his Treasury team gathered on the flight of stairs and looked up at the photographer … Read more

Budget 2021: Asda, Morrisons and Tesco vow to refuse business rates relief

Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have vowed to refuse a business rates relief offered today’s Budget after supermarkets paid back the £1.7billion they saved in the Covid tax break last year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said that the business rates holiday will be extended until the end of June for hard-hit retail, hospitality and leisure … Read more

Budget Spring 2021: Keir Starmer is mocked on social media for ‘limp’ takedown of Rishi Sunak

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was today accused of being ‘ineffective’ after mocking Rishi Sunak’s love of social media in his response to the Tory Chancellor’s radical Budget. The Chancellor announced that income tax thresholds are being frozen until 2026 and corporation tax is being hiked from 2023 as he revealed the Government’s ‘unimaginable’ £407billion … Read more

Covid UK: ‘It’s the party political broadcast on behalf of Brand Rishi!’

Twitter users today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of turning the daily 5pm coronavirus press briefing into a party political broadcast in order to sell his radical Budget to the British public. The Chancellor today announced that income tax thresholds are being frozen until 2026 and corporation tax is being hiked from 2023 as he revealed … Read more

Covid UK: ‘It’s the party political broadcast on behalf of Brand Rishi!’

Twitter users today accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of turning the daily 5pm coronavirus press briefing into a party political broadcast in order to sell his radical Budget to the British public. The Chancellor today announced that income tax thresholds are being frozen until 2026 and corporation tax is being hiked from 2023 as he revealed … Read more

Medical fury over Budget: Charities slam Rishi Sunak for lack of help for hospitals, care homes

Rishi Sunak faced fury from charities, MPs and care groups today after failing to provide any extra help for hospitals, care homes or medical research. Care home bosses accused the Chancellor of ‘betraying’ elderly residents, claiming he had once again ignored the cash-strapped sector which has been ravaged by Covid.  Boris Johnson originally promised to … Read more

Budget 2021: Environmentalists blast Rishi Sunak’s plans for ‘green growth’

The Chancellor announced plans for ‘green growth’ in his Budget today – but they were criticised for being ‘way short’ of the action required to tackle climate change. Rishi Sunak heralded a new national infrastructure bank in Leeds with £12billion to finance a green industrial revolution and £15billion of new green gilts this year.  There … Read more