Tory grandees warn tax hikes WILL be needed to fill massive black hole in the government’s finances as they claim the UK’s debts are WORSE than official figures suggest Ken Clarke and John Penrose have raised fears about scale of Britain’s debts Former ministers said ministers were ‘kidding themselves’ about…
Along with Karin Smyth (Labour MP) and Baroness Judith Jolly (Lib Dem Peer), John discusses Brexit’s impact on the West Country, the response to the ‘Salisbury Spy Assassination attempt’ and defence spending.
TWO senior Tories have warned the Government may need tax hikes and spending cuts because of the size of the national debt. In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond, veteran Ken Clarke and ex-Cabinet Office minister John Penrose said official figures gave an over-optimistic picture as they did not include private finance initiative…
To those who say that politicians never deliver on their election promises, we can collectively send a blaring foghorn reply of “You’re wrong.” The energy price cap Bill is an incredibly rare political unicorn: a pledge that not only has cross-party support, but is being fulfilled. However, price caps are…