New furlough changes from today as government support falls for 2million workers
Government contributions for workers on the job retentions scheme will fall again from this month, as the Chancellor prepares to axe support for good this autumn.
POLITICS
-
POLITICS 
August 1, 2021 -
POLITICS
July 30, 2021 PM warned to leave pension triple lock or face losing older voters
Pensioners are expecting a weekly increase of up to £14 a week, equivalent to more than £700 a year, because the pandemic has skewed the figures used to calculate the rise. It would leave the Treasury scrabbling to find at least £3billion more than it had budgeted for. Downing Street said the Government had to […]
-
POLITICS
July 29, 2021 NI could become ‘permanent casualty’ of Brexit if protocol dispute not resolved
The Northern Ireland Protocol risks becoming a constant irritant in future EU/UK relations unless both sides change their “fundamentally flawed” approaches to resolving the dispute, peers have found.
-
POLITICS
July 29, 2021 PM urges world leaders to dig deep to boost children’s education across globe
Boris Johnson is urging world leaders to dip into their pockets to boost children’s education across the globe and help avoid a “legacy of wasted talent” as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
-
POLITICS
July 28, 2021 Brexit row escalates as Irish MEP accuses David Frost of ‘acting in bad faith’
The EU and UK are still grappling over the Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels offers up proposals to try and break the deadlock. The bloc published two plans to try and put an end to the post-Brexit deadlock, focused on food imports and medicine. It comes after the grace period – which enabled imports of […]
-
POLITICS
July 28, 2021 Boris Johnson’s new disability plan branded ‘disappointingly thin’ by charities
Boris Johnson’s bid to level up Britain with a plan to improve the lives of disabled people is “disappointingly thin”, leading charities have said.
-
POLITICS
July 27, 2021 EU’s protocol proposals don’t go far enough, says UK
Britain has told the European Union that new proposals from Brussels aimed at resolving the standoff over the Northern Ireland Protocol do not go far enough.
-
POLITICS
July 27, 2021 Labour pledge to give gig economy workers right to sick pay
Labour has pledged to give gig economy workers the right to sick pay in its new employment rights charter.
-
POLITICS
July 25, 2021 Brexit showdown: Furious Britons demand Boris ditches EU for WTO after VDL rejection
Following Lord David Frost’s request to renegotiate a key part of the Brexit deal this week, EU minister Clement Beaune refused to change the Northern Ireland Protocol. Now, Express.co.uk readers have stated the Prime Minister should look to rip up the whole trade deal to protect the UK.
-
POLITICS
July 22, 2021 Boris Johnson faces Cabinet revolt over social care plan
Boris Johnson is facing a Cabinet revolt over social care after Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng publicly dismissed the idea of funding a new policy by hiking national insurance.
