ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Labour MP spent £39k last year on grace-and-favour flat

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: MP Jonathan Reynolds who is leading Labour’s charge to keep the £20 Universal Credit uplift spent £39,225 last year on a grace-and-favour flat By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:58 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 24 January 2021 How piquant that the MP leading Labour’s charge to keep … Read more

Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW

Ministers are pressurising their own Government to end the vaccine postcode lottery amid fears the most vulnerable in some areas are being left behind. Matt Hancock revealed yesterday that more than 4million people in the UK have now received a vaccine, including more than half of over-80s and care home residents. The Health Secretary said … Read more

Covid UK: End vaccine postcode lottery NOW

Ministers are pressurising their own Government to end the vaccine postcode lottery amid fears the most vulnerable in some areas are being left behind. Matt Hancock revealed yesterday that more than 4million people in the UK have now received a vaccine, including more than half of over-80s and care home residents. The Health Secretary said … Read more

First-time buyers should be allowed to their pensions for cash minister says

First-time buyers should be allowed to their pensions for cash to get on the property ladder, minister says Guy Opperman said he is exploring ways pensions could be used to fund deposits  in a bid to help young savers locked out of the housing market UK savers cannot currently access defined contribution pensions before 55   The … Read more

Cabinet minister Therese Coffey hints taxes should be CUT in the Budget

Rishi Sunak gave a stark warning today that tax rises are in the pipeline and Boris Johnson said things are about to get ‘tougher’ as they desperately tried to reassure angry Tories. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. … Read more

Cabinet minister Therese Coffey hints taxes should be CUT in the Budget

Rishi Sunak has given a stark warning that tax rises are in the pipeline as he desperately tries to reassure angry Tories that they will not turn into a ‘horror show’. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. Mr … Read more

Pension funds will be ordered to warn of the risks climate change could have on members’ investments

Pension funds will be ordered to warn of the risks that climate change could have on members’ investments Pension funds will be required to report risks of climate change on investments  Largest 100 schemes will have to publish climate risk disclosures by end of 2022 Therese Coffey said the plans are a ‘significant step’ in … Read more

Matt Hancock praises ‘DANIEL Rashford’ in live Sky TV blunder 

Matt Hancock blundered today as he praised Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free school meals – calling him Daniel Rashford instead – before blaming it on his seven-year-old son for reading the Harry Potter books at 5.30am.  The Health Secretary, who is a Newcastle United fan, was widely lampooned and criticised over the own goal on Sky … Read more

Marcus Rashford says Boris Johnson THANKED him for speaking up for the underprivileged

England striker Marcus Rashford has revealed Boris Johnson thanked him for using his status as a world class footballer to speak on behalf of underprivileged families. Manchester United star Rashford spoke with the Prime Minister on Tuesday, after the government agreed to continue handing out food vouchers during the summer holidays. Speaking to the BBC, … Read more

Boris Johnson congratulated Marcus Rashford on schools victory

Boris Johnson heaped praise on Marcus Rashford tonight after executing a dramatic U-turn to grant ‘needy’ children free meals in the school summer holidays. The PM revealed he had ‘personally congratulated’ the England footballer in a phone call this afternoon for his campaign to make sure disadvantaged families get support during the break. But at … Read more