24 results for "Keir Starmer"

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to offer significant pay rises to teachers and nurses, although this would require higher taxes or further borrowing. Starmer Faces Fiscal Challenges with...

Recently released figures show that the expected £655 pay rise in April 2025 is unlikely to happen. Instead, people can now expect £11.50 less per month than originally anticipated. Under...

Individuals born in these specific years are set to experience a 12-month delay in receiving their state pension due to policy changes. State Pension Changes May Affect Individuals Born in...

British Gas, EDF, OVO and Octopus Energy can get up to £368 a year to make one simple change. The UK Government is encouraging households to replace their fossil fuel...

A new proposal suggests that Jobcentres, which serves those using Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Universal Credit across the UK, should integrate NHS services in order to get...

The research shows that by 2026 million pensioners could suffer from so-called “retirement tax” on their state pension. Labour will hold the current tax threshold at £12,570 up to 2027-28....

The King’s Speech today (Wednesday) outlined the Labour’s legislative priorities for the forthcoming year, including various new pension bills. Sir Keir Starmer, The Prime Minister, stated that these new measures...

Labour has been urged to increase the Universal Credit child benefit by £26.70 per week so that it is aligned with Scottish Child Payment. This would also involve ending the...

New figures reveal that the two-child benefit cap affects about 440,000 families in the UK, as pressure grows on the new Labour government to end the “cruel” policy. Controversial Two-child...

Energy customers will be able to save up to £300 annually as the new Labour Government implements one of its key manifesto pledges, Great British Energy (GB Energy). GB Energy...

Sir Keir Starmer led Labour Party has swept to victory, had a clear majority to form the next government. Starmer speaking on the ability in the just accomplished electoral stated...

Millions of UK households could face a council tax increase after July. The Labour Party's Wes Streeting has refused to rule out a council tax increase if it wins the...

One of the largest unions in the country, Unite, is advocating for the reduction of the state pension age to 65 years old to guarantee "a respectable retirement for everyone."...

The Labour Party has reversed its decision to bring back the Lifetime Allowance on pensions, a measure originally estimated to generate £800 million in tax revenue. This reversal led to...

A leading think tank is warning that ‘hidden in plain sight’ tax rises could cost British households £800 a year, regardless of who wins the election. Frozen Tax Thresholds Push...

Rishi Sunak asserted that under a Labour government, state pensioners would be taxed ‘for the first time in history’ during Tuesday night's televised election debate. Sunak made his remarks based...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has stated that he can “rule out” raising the State Pension age in order to support the UK Government's proposal to abolish National...

Taxes and high interest rates are set to make the UK economy the slowest growing in the G7 next year, according to forecasts by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

Alan Brown, an SNP MP, has asked the UK government to "do the right thing" and the Labour Party "to commit" to his State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill "if they...

Law firms have warned that private schools are being "forced" to anticipate redundancies in advance of Labour's planned 20% VAT on tuition fees. Following Sir Keir Starmer's proposal to tax...

The British government has announced a package of £117 million over four years to protect Muslim worship sites and community centres in response to a rise in Islamophobic hate crimes....

If Sir Keir Starmer's party secures victory in the general election, he is poised to introduce groundbreaking legislation. Reports suggest that under the proposed draft Race Equality Act, ethnic minority...

Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves are facing internal criticism within the Labour Party due to their growing reservations about the party's key environmental policy during an election...

Starting Monday, 16 September, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is introducing new rules that will limit Winter Fuel Payments. DWP Faces Criticism Over Winter Fuel Payments and Pension...