Starmer caves on defence as he prepares to give £1bn boost after row over spending
Keir Starmer has committed at least £1bn more for UK military spending following the resignation of his Defence Secretary. The long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is set to be unveiled on Tuesday when the Prime Minister tries to shore up…
Andy Burnham and Labour chaos put UK’s Brexit freedoms ‘at great risk’
Andy Burnham could soon be ‘cosying up with EU leaders’ (Image: PA) The country’s Brexit freedoms are “at great risk” because of Labour’s chaos, Dame Priti Patel has warned. The Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary said Andy Burnham, who voted to remain in the bloc, will soon be “cosying up with…
Andy Burnham just faced his first Labour revolt – one false move now sinks him for good
Andy Burnham knows what he has to do, but will he do it? (Image: Andy-Burnham-revolt) Burnham isn’t even in Number 10 but already faces his biggest decision as PM. Get it wrong and he could plunge Labour into another civil war, destroy…
State pensioners living on their own sent £500 warning
State pensioners have been given a warning (Image: Getty) State pensioners living on their own have been sent a £500 warning by experts. That amount of money is the extra sum needed to have a good standard of living in retirement, as costs have…
State pensioners on their own to get £47.23 cash boost in July
Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to £238 if you’re single (Image: Getty) Single state pensioners on low incomes can get a cash boost of up to £47.23 extra in July following a payment uplift which kicked in this year….
Andy Burnham just unleashed a hard-left coup – and look who’s back to lead it
Andy Burnham is going to be PM and you don’t get to vote on it (Image: Getty) The voters of Makerfield have served their purpose and Andy Burnham is on his way to Westminster. He’s got a mandate too, with 55% of the…
Rachel Reeves just showed us she’s completely lost the plot – it’ll make your blood boil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is fighting for her career and the cliches keep coming (Image: Getty) She continues to treat us as if we’re absolute idiots who’ll believe any old nonsense if she repeats it often enough. And now, with her job…
State pension age increase for anyone born after April 6, 1977
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) (Image: Getty) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) previously confirmed the State Pension age will rise for anyone born on or after April 6, 1977 as part of a wider, phased increase. A…
‘Desperate’ Meghan Markle savaged over ‘humiliating’ move as UK return looms
The Duchess of Sussex is coming back to Britain for the first time in four years. Meghan Markle was savaged by fans (Image: Netflix) Meghan Markle was savaged by fans online after her decision to return to the UK for the first time in…
Champagne socialist’s damning barb shows her joy at Starmer’s downfall
Keir Starmer’s downfall has generated joy (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer’s downfall is being toasted by saucy author and Labour luvvie Kathy Lette, following a family feud with the Prime Minister and his aides. Kathy’s daughter Georgie was among five ex-party…