Rishi Sunak ‘plans to axe £15bn foreign aid budget pledge’

Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn foreign aid budget pledge could be axed to help fill huge black hole in government finances Claims Rishi Sunak considering axing government’s foreign aid spending pledge Legally 0.7 per cent of national income – … Read more

Rishi Sunak ‘plans to axe £15bn foreign aid budget pledge’

Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn foreign aid budget pledge could be axed to help fill huge black hole in government finances Claims Rishi Sunak considering axing government’s foreign aid spending pledge Legally 0.7 per cent of national income – … Read more

Eat Out to Help Out ends TODAY as Rishi Sunak urges diners to keep heading out

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme officially ends today – despite firms saying they will keep the discounts in place and hints that Rishi Sunak wants to extend it in hard-hit city centres. The deal, dubbed ‘Rishi’s dishes’, means the government pays 50 per cent of the bill up to £10 per head for people … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s £30bn tax raid: He is warned not to hammer middle classes to pay off coronavirus bill

Senior Tories last night urged Rishi Sunak to abandon plans for a £30billion tax grab over fears it could throttle an economic recovery. The Chancellor is said to be considering a huge fiscal raid in this autumn’s Budget to plug the gaping hole in public finances after record spending on coronavirus. Many of the proposals … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s £30bn tax raid: He is warned not to hammer middle classes to pay off coronavirus bill

Senior Tories last night urged Rishi Sunak to abandon plans for a £30billion tax grab over fears it could throttle an economic recovery. The Chancellor is said to be considering a huge fiscal raid in this autumn’s Budget to plug the gaping hole in public finances after record spending on coronavirus. Many of the proposals … Read more

Furious business chiefs and MPs slam Rishi Sunak’s £30billion tax raid

Furious business chiefs and MPs have slammed the Chancellor’s planned £30billion tax raid on the wealthy to help pay for the massive cost of coronavirus.  Treasury officials are said to be drawing up plans to target the better off, businesses and pensions to plug the gap in the nation’s finances. Capital gains tax and corporation tax … Read more

Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak square up to see who will be Boris Johnson’s heir

The next General Election might be more than four years off and Boris Johnson has dismissed claims he could stand down next year due to ill health – but that has not stopped Tory MPs from engaging in their favourite pastime – leadership speculation. And the consensus is, when the time comes, it is likely … Read more