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No 10 ploughs on with National Insurance hike despite Rees-Mogg’s calls

Downing Street was resisting calls to scrap the National Insurance hike despite a Cabinet rift over concerns it will heap further pressure on households struggling with the soaring cost of living. No 10 insisted on Thursday there were no plans to ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Rees-Mogg urges Chancellor to ditch national insurance rise – reports

Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged the Chancellor to ditch planned rises to national insurance, it has been reported. The Daily Telegraph said the Commons leader told Rishi Sunak at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting that the increase must be scrapped to stem ...

06 Jan 2022 at 00:25

Sunak against ‘ducking difficult decisions’ amid national insurance Cabinet rift

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has argued it would be irresponsible to “duck difficult decisions” after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called for the national insurance hike to be scrapped to relieve pressure on households struggling with the soaring ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Ministers plough on with National Insurance hike despite Rees-Mogg’s calls

Ministers were resisting calls to scrap the National Insurance hike to protect struggling households after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg argued to the Cabinet the rise should be shelved. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps insisted on Thursday ...

06 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Automatic pension enrolment for 18-year-olds under Tory MP’s plan

Working 18-year-olds would automatically begin paying into a pension under plans being presented to Parliament. The proposal is aimed at boosting the pension pots of workers who do not go to university, giving them an extra four years of ...

03 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Suspend green energy levies while gas prices high, says former Tory minister

Green levies on energy bills should be suspended to help alleviate the pressure on household bills, a former minister has said. Robert Halfon MP, Conservative chairman of the Commons Education Committee, said the move could provide ...

05 Jan 2022 at 16:25

PM tasks ministers with drafting ‘robust’ plans for workplace absences

Boris Johnson has tasked ministers with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences as the Government acknowledged high Covid levels could hit businesses hard over the coming weeks. Public sector leaders have been ...

01 Jan 2022 at 23:55

Ex-Brexit boss warns British businesses may ‘give up’ imports under new rules

A former senior civil servant in charge of Brexit planning has warned some British businesses may “give up importing” as a result of new rules implemented in the new year. Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary at the ...

01 Jan 2022 at 21:25

UK Government has not shown ‘strength’ in Australia deal negotiations – Labour

UK ministers have shown weakness when negotiating new trade deals which other countries will seek to exploit in future, Labour has warned. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan updated MPs about the UK and ...

05 Jan 2022 at 20:55

Ease soaring fuel bills by shifting green levy to Treasury, Tory group says

Ministers should help ease the cost of living crisis by shifting an environmental levy away from electricity bills and onto the Treasury, a green Tory group has urged. The Conservative Environment Network (CEN), which ...

08 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Electoral Commission chair warns of threat to independence

The chair of the Electoral Commission has described current legislation as a threat to the regulator’s independence and called for it be repealed. John Pullinger told a committee of MPs that the Elections Act passed ...

04 Feb 2025 at 15:05

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