Giant Labour poll leads, calls for price controls, more walkouts – a new normal?
Good morning. Some two-thirds of voters back price controls on essential goods, while 40 per cent oppose the…
Richard Burgon
Labour unveils five-point plan to ‘ease Tory mortgage penalty’ as costs surge
Labour has unveiled a five-point plan to “ease the Tory mortgage penalty” amid warnings of an “eye-watering” hit…
Voters are clear: the public should not be footing the bill for the King’s coronation
The King’s coronation takes place against the backdrop of the biggest attack on living standards in 70 years.…
The minimum service levels bill is a shameful attack on the right to strike
When Grant Shapps presented the Tories’ new legislation to parliament restricting the right to strike, I told him…
Westminster braces itself for Hunt’s long-awaited autumn statement
The day is finally upon us. Jeremy Hunt will deliver the government’s long-awaited autumn statement later this morning.…
Wealth taxes are the alternative to Conservative austerity 2.0
Some say you should never let a good crisis go to waste. For the Tory Party, that means…
The Conservatives should back a real windfall tax on oil and gas giants
Away from the Westminster drama over which Tory MP will replace Boris Johnson, the cost-of-living emergency faced by…
A wealth tax could create an emergency fund to get people through this crisis
The scale of the assault on living standards is truly terrifying. People are facing the biggest single-year fall…
Replace National Insurance hike with wealth tax on richest 1%, Sunak told
Rishi Sunak has been urged to scrap the planned National Insurance contributions (NICs) hike planned to take place…
Rishi Sunak is urged to spring into action in the face of out-of-control inflation
Rishi Sunak will unveil his Spring Statement later today, promising “security” to families in the face of the cost-of-living crisis. The Chancellor…
