Rachel Reeves - the worst Chancellor this country has ever had Monday, 1 December, 2025 Rachel Reeves will go down as the worst Chancellor this country has ever had. Her position is now untenable and she knows it. Last year, she launched the biggest tax raid in history then swore she wouldn’t be back for more. Today she’s broken that promise. Labour are hiking taxes again to pay for more welfare. And why? To keep their backbenchers quiet. The Government has lost what little... Articles
Stormont parties holding the economy back 13th April 2015 Any economic recovery in Northern Ireland is “solely down to Conservative led, UK wide policies and in spite of poor leadership and mismanagement at Stormont”... Local News
Living standards survey 'damning indictment' of Stormont 9th April 2015 The fact that living standards in Northern Ireland are falling, while they are rising in the rest of the UK is a “damning indictment of parties at Stormont who... Local News
DCAL should investigate 'Kop' subsidence - Wilson 6th April 2015 The Department of Culture Arts and Leisure (DCAL) at Stormont should “show responsibility and get to the bottom of the collapsing ‘Kop’ Stand at Windsor Park”... Local News
Debate shows DUP's lack of influence at Westminster 3rd April 2015 The side-lining of Northern Ireland only parties during last night’s General Election TV debate, “shows the lack of influence wielded by the DUP and others at... Local News
Act quickly to cut Corporation Tax - Andrews 27th March 2015 A Conservative spokesman has urged the Executive to plan cuts to Corporation Tax “as quickly as possible”. Johnny Andrews, the party’s Westminster PPC for... Local News
Executive policy powering fuel poverty - Andrews 25th March 2015 The Stormont Executive’s policies “are contributing to Northern Ireland’s particular problems with fuel poverty”, according to the Conservatives’ Westminster... Local News
Budget to maintain the recovery in Northern Ireland 18th March 2015 The Chancellor’s latest budget “is driving the economy forward and keeping the UK working”, according to the Conservative Party’s Northern Ireland economy... Local News
Tory hits out at unionist pact 18th March 2015 The Conservative Party’s Westminster PPC for East Belfast, Neil Wilson, has hit out at the electoral pact announced yesterday by the Democratic Unionist Party... Local News
Welfare failure costs 102,000 households - Brotherston 16th March 2015 The Executive’s failure to deliver welfare reform is “actually making many households claiming benefits worse off”, according to the Conservative Party’s North... Local News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News