Rachel Reeves drops huge tax bombshell as she hints at major hike
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has sparked more tax hike fears as she confirms she wants to boost her fiscal buffer in October’s Budget. She said “more headroom would be good”, indicating she will either look to raise more funds through tax increases, or…
Birmingham is a city of tolerance and diversity – banning Israeli football fans is wrong
As a proud citizen and former Mayor, I have always fervently defended my home city of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. I have defended the strength of our integration, our long record of tolerance, and our proud diversity in…
Keir Starmer faces by-election nightmare as Reform UK storms Labour heartland
Reform UK hopes to win a historic victory this week and snatch a heartland constituency away from Labour. Caerphilly has voted Labour in every election to Westminster since 1918 but polling suggests Nigel Farage’s party has a slight lead over pro-independence Plaid Cymru…
Shocking scandal erupts as 2,000 paedophiles to be let out of prison early
About 2,000 paedophiles will be let out of prison early every year under Labour’s controversial sentencing reforms. Child sex abusers locked up for “some of the worst possible offences” could be let out after spending just a third of their…
Moment Islamic preacher demands ‘no mercy’ for Israeli football fans
A prominent Birmingham Muslim preacher has sparked outrage by vowing “no mercy” for Maccabi Tel Aviv fans visiting for an Aston Villa match, as the Government scrambles to overturn a police ban decried as a shameful capitulation to antisemitism. In a lecture delivered in Amsterdam on…
MP supporting ban of Israeli football fans gloats ‘up the Villa’ as outrage mounts
A Birmingham MP has joked “up the Villa” as he celebrated Israeli football fans being banned from a European fixture at an English Premier League club. Ayoub Khan, 52, who represents the Perry Barr area of Birmingham, said he has…
Afghan migrant with ‘protruding’ Adam’s apple wins £25k payout from tribunal
An Afghan asylum seeker, whose “protruding Adam’s apple” led to an initial adult classification, is in fact a 17-year-old boy, a tribunal has ruled, overturning a local council’s assessment and forcing a £25,000 payout for his legal fees. In a decision which highlights the…
Keir Starmer is completely finished – you won’t believe new poll results
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a massive blow after a new opinion poll suggested Labour might actually have fallen into fourth place with voters. The new survey, by polling company Findoutnow, suggests that Labour may now be less popular than Reform, the Conservatives and…
Moment BBC QT audience member tears Rachel Reeves to shreds: ‘It’s ridiculous!’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves was given a brutal lesson in economics by a member of the public on BBC’s Question Time, chaired by presenter Fiona Bruce. A member of the audience who said she was an accountant described slammed the Chancellor’s plan to increase taxes – and insisted this…
Huge migration row erupts on BBC Question Time: ‘Greatest betrayal!’
The massive wave of immigration after Brexit was the “greatest betrayal” of British voters, a BBC Question Time audience was told. Journalist Matthew Syed said voters backed Brexit because they were worried about the high rate of immigration – but then it actually shot up under Prime Minister Boris Johnson….