Reform is set to take control of Doncaster, where Energy Security Ed Miliband is an MP, from Labour at the local elections in May, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted by Electoral Calculus for The Telegraph, predicts that Reform will take control of eight councils in less than seven weeks’ time, with the Conservatives…
Asian markets shrugged off another decline on Wall Street last night, with markets in China gaining after state-run banks and other financial institutions were ordered to do more to help spur more consumer spending. The Hang Seng (^HSI) jumped more than 2% in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite (000001.SS) was 1.8% up by the…
The UK economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.1 per cent in January, delivering a blow to chancellor Rachel Reeves in advance of her high-stakes Spring Statement this month. Friday’s monthly GDP figure from the UK’s Office for National Statistics was below both the 0.1 per cent growth predicted by economists polled by Reuters and December’s 0.4…
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has set herself a fiscal “trap” ahead of this month’s spring forecast statement, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned. IFS research economists explained that Reeves has committed to holding one major fiscal event per year, which refers to the autumn budget. Meanwhile, the spring forecast statement — set to…
The British finance minister’s plans to visit China next month may be the latest signal that the Labour Party wants to take a pragmatic approach that balances economic ties with concerns over security and human rights, analysts have said. One said it may also be a way of “testing the waters” about whether this approach…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 29, 2024: Disabled people and their supporters gather outside … [+] Houses of Parliament to demonstrate their opposition to assisted dying as Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill reaches its Second Reading debate and vote in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on November…
Times journalist Tom Ball and the Daily Mail’s Dan Woodland also found themselves on the list, alongside a string of entrepreneurs. In a lengthy statement, the Russian foreign ministry said it had been “once again forced to draw attention to the incessant aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric of the British authorities,” as well as to “the illegitimate…
The decision by English snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan to become a Hong Kong resident has been hailed by personal finance experts as a timely move that may spare him from looming tax status reform in the United Kingdom. But one expert said the seven-time champion would have to give up his UK citizenship to escape…
The decision by English snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan to become a Hong Kong resident has been hailed by personal finance experts as a timely move that may spare him from looming tax status reform in the United Kingdom. But one expert said the seven-time champion would have to give up his UK citizenship to escape…