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Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he told former prime minister Liz Truss to “slow down” after announcing their market-crashing mini-budget. “He said, ‘Well, I only have two years,’ and I said, ‘You’ll have two months if you keep this up,’” she said. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak said yesterday that he was confident that with “good will and pragmatism” significant progress could be made in the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations. He also said he was “pleased” with the progress. “We all recognize that the protocol has a real impact on the ground,” the prime minister told reporters at the British-Irish Council summit in northwest England. This is the first time a British prime minister has attended the biennial meeting in 15 years. “I discussed it with (Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin), we had a very positive meeting and what I want to do is find a negotiated solution, preferably.” And the Financial Times reported that UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was considering freezing day-to-day public spending in real terms for three years after 2025 in next Thursday’s autumn statement, saving around 27 billion pounds ($31.67 billion ) annually by 2028.
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Matt Hancock admits he ‘messed up and messed up’ on ‘I’m A Celebriy’
Matt Hancock has admitted to ‘I’m A Celeb’ campers that he was ‘confused and upset’ by leaked CCTV footage of him kissing an aide during the Covid lockdown. He told the show: “I messed it up and messed it up. I quit and it’s no excuse but I fell in love, right? This also had many other consequences, obviously.” Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer yesterday said Mr Hancock should “voluntarily leave” the I’m A Celeb jungle and return to parliament. He said the former minister’s decision to participate in the show was “wrong”. “He should go back to Westminster, he should go back to parliament and do his job,” Sir Keir said. Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:50 1668148848
Jeremy Hunt ‘plans stealth VAT raid’ on small businesses
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly planning a secret move to force small businesses to pay thousands more in VAT as part of measures to plug a budget black hole estimated to reach £60bn. The chancellor will go to the House of Commons next Thursday to deliver a budget statement that will define Rishi Sunak’s nascent government as the prime minister tries to distance himself from the disastrous reign of Liz Truss, his short-lived predecessor. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:40 1668147948
Poll shows voters don’t trust Sunak, Braverman to deal with migrant boats
Voters don’t trust Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to tackle the problem of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats and don’t think their flagship for Rwanda will work, according to a new poll for the Independent. Campaigners urged the prime minister to “press the reset button” on his plans to deport asylum seekers to the African country for processing, after Savanta ComRes research found far more voters believe the crisis can be solved by providing safe and legal routes to the United Kingdom. Read Andrew Woodcock’s full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:25 1668147348
Rishi Sunak’s Wife Akshata Murty Pays £7m Before Autumn Statement Cuts
Ahead of next Thursday’s Autumn Bulletin cuts, Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty has received £7m in dividend payments from Infosys, the Evening Standard has reported. This comes a week before the autumn statement is expected to reveal deep cuts to public spending. Ms Murty has collected £35m in Infosys dividends since 2020. Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:15 1668145848
PM ‘confident’ of negotiated solution to NI protocol talks
Mr Sunak said it would take “good will and pragmatism” but that a way would have to be found. He added that he wanted a resolution to be found to allow for the restoration of power-sharing institutions at Stormont. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 05:50 1668145248
Micheal Martin: ‘Meat on Bone’ is essential to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol
The Irish government wants “meat on the bones” to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol issues, the country’s prime minister has said. The Fianna Fail leader added that he and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed there was a “window of opportunity” to address protocol concerns. Mr Martin made the remarks after meeting Mr Sunak at the British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool on Thursday. “The mood of the music is improving, now we have to translate it into a resolution, a negotiated resolution between the UK and the European Union.” Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:40 1668144348
Voices: The Next boss is right – this is not the Brexit we wanted
Now we see how much we need more people, skilled and unskilled, to help keep everything going. We need to be more open to immigrants from all over the planet, writes Sean O’Grady: Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:25 1668143688
Jeremy Hunt plans to freeze public spending for 3 years after 2025, report says
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering freezing day-to-day public spending in real terms for three years after 2025 in next Thursday’s Autumn Statement, saving about 27 billion pounds ($31.67 billion) a year until 2028, the Financial Times reported. Citing sources familiar with the matter, it said Mr Hunt was drawing up plans to reduce the increase in public spending over those three years to 2 per cent or below. The chancellor will go to the House of Commons next Thursday to present a budget statement. Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:14 1668142848
Rishi Sunak ‘delighted’ after talks with Irish PM on NI protocol
Rishi Sunak said yesterday that he was confident that “with good will and pragmatism” a breakthrough could be made in the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations. “We all recognize that the protocol has a real impact on the ground,” the prime minister told reporters at the British-Irish Council summit in northwest England. This is the first time a British prime minister has attended the biennial meeting in 15 years. “I discussed it with (Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin), we had a very positive meeting and what I want to do is find a negotiated solution, preferably.” Mr Sunak also said he was “pleased” with the progress. “And I’m pleased with the progress we’re making in these early days on this work, and my focus is to try to find a solution here.” Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 05:00 1668141699
Kwasi Kwarteng told Liz Truss to ‘slow down’ after mini budget
Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he told former prime minister Liz Truss to “slow down” after the market’s mini-budget collapse was announced. “He said, ‘Well, I only have two years,’ and I said, ‘You’ll have two months if you keep this up,’” she said. He also criticized her “insane” decision to sack him as chancellor for implementing her tax policies. Mr Kwarteng refused to apologize for the financial turmoil caused by his and Ms Truss’ disastrous mini-budget, but acknowledged “there has been turmoil and I’m sorry about that”. He said the “strategic aim was right” but “I think we should have had a much more measured approach”. Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 04:41
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Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he told former prime minister Liz Truss to “slow down” after announcing their market-crashing mini-budget. “He said, ‘Well, I only have two years,’ and I said, ‘You’ll have two months if you keep this up,’” she said. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak said yesterday that he was confident that with “good will and pragmatism” significant progress could be made in the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations. He also said he was “pleased” with the progress. “We all recognize that the protocol has a real impact on the ground,” the prime minister told reporters at the British-Irish Council summit in northwest England. This is the first time a British prime minister has attended the biennial meeting in 15 years. “I discussed it with (Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin), we had a very positive meeting and what I want to do is find a negotiated solution, preferably.” And the Financial Times reported that UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was considering freezing day-to-day public spending in real terms for three years after 2025 in next Thursday’s autumn statement, saving around 27 billion pounds ($31.67 billion ) annually by 2028.
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Show latest update 1668149448
Matt Hancock admits he ‘messed up and messed up’ on ‘I’m A Celebriy’
Matt Hancock has admitted to ‘I’m A Celeb’ campers that he was ‘confused and upset’ by leaked CCTV footage of him kissing an aide during the Covid lockdown. He told the show: “I messed it up and messed it up. I quit and it’s no excuse but I fell in love, right? This also had many other consequences, obviously.” Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer yesterday said Mr Hancock should “voluntarily leave” the I’m A Celeb jungle and return to parliament. He said the former minister’s decision to participate in the show was “wrong”. “He should go back to Westminster, he should go back to parliament and do his job,” Sir Keir said. Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:50 1668148848
Jeremy Hunt ‘plans stealth VAT raid’ on small businesses
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly planning a secret move to force small businesses to pay thousands more in VAT as part of measures to plug a budget black hole estimated to reach £60bn. The chancellor will go to the House of Commons next Thursday to deliver a budget statement that will define Rishi Sunak’s nascent government as the prime minister tries to distance himself from the disastrous reign of Liz Truss, his short-lived predecessor. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:40 1668147948
Poll shows voters don’t trust Sunak, Braverman to deal with migrant boats
Voters don’t trust Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to tackle the problem of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats and don’t think their flagship for Rwanda will work, according to a new poll for the Independent. Campaigners urged the prime minister to “press the reset button” on his plans to deport asylum seekers to the African country for processing, after Savanta ComRes research found far more voters believe the crisis can be solved by providing safe and legal routes to the United Kingdom. Read Andrew Woodcock’s full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:25 1668147348
Rishi Sunak’s Wife Akshata Murty Pays £7m Before Autumn Statement Cuts
Ahead of next Thursday’s Autumn Bulletin cuts, Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty has received £7m in dividend payments from Infosys, the Evening Standard has reported. This comes a week before the autumn statement is expected to reveal deep cuts to public spending. Ms Murty has collected £35m in Infosys dividends since 2020. Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 06:15 1668145848
PM ‘confident’ of negotiated solution to NI protocol talks
Mr Sunak said it would take “good will and pragmatism” but that a way would have to be found. He added that he wanted a resolution to be found to allow for the restoration of power-sharing institutions at Stormont. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 05:50 1668145248
Micheal Martin: ‘Meat on Bone’ is essential to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol
The Irish government wants “meat on the bones” to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol issues, the country’s prime minister has said. The Fianna Fail leader added that he and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed there was a “window of opportunity” to address protocol concerns. Mr Martin made the remarks after meeting Mr Sunak at the British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool on Thursday. “The mood of the music is improving, now we have to translate it into a resolution, a negotiated resolution between the UK and the European Union.” Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:40 1668144348
Voices: The Next boss is right – this is not the Brexit we wanted
Now we see how much we need more people, skilled and unskilled, to help keep everything going. We need to be more open to immigrants from all over the planet, writes Sean O’Grady: Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:25 1668143688
Jeremy Hunt plans to freeze public spending for 3 years after 2025, report says
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering freezing day-to-day public spending in real terms for three years after 2025 in next Thursday’s Autumn Statement, saving about 27 billion pounds ($31.67 billion) a year until 2028, the Financial Times reported. Citing sources familiar with the matter, it said Mr Hunt was drawing up plans to reduce the increase in public spending over those three years to 2 per cent or below. The chancellor will go to the House of Commons next Thursday to present a budget statement. Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 05:14 1668142848
Rishi Sunak ‘delighted’ after talks with Irish PM on NI protocol
Rishi Sunak said yesterday that he was confident that “with good will and pragmatism” a breakthrough could be made in the Northern Ireland protocol negotiations. “We all recognize that the protocol has a real impact on the ground,” the prime minister told reporters at the British-Irish Council summit in northwest England. This is the first time a British prime minister has attended the biennial meeting in 15 years. “I discussed it with (Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin), we had a very positive meeting and what I want to do is find a negotiated solution, preferably.” Mr Sunak also said he was “pleased” with the progress. “And I’m pleased with the progress we’re making in these early days on this work, and my focus is to try to find a solution here.” Maroosha Muzaffar November 11, 2022 05:00 1668141699
Kwasi Kwarteng told Liz Truss to ‘slow down’ after mini budget
Kwasi Kwarteng has claimed he told former prime minister Liz Truss to “slow down” after the market’s mini-budget collapse was announced. “He said, ‘Well, I only have two years,’ and I said, ‘You’ll have two months if you keep this up,’” she said. He also criticized her “insane” decision to sack him as chancellor for implementing her tax policies. Mr Kwarteng refused to apologize for the financial turmoil caused by his and Ms Truss’ disastrous mini-budget, but acknowledged “there has been turmoil and I’m sorry about that”. He said the “strategic aim was right” but “I think we should have had a much more measured approach”. Maroosha Muzaffar11 November 2022 04:41
