At South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people clad in hi-vis vests and hard hats are building mini-walls and plastering half-formed rooms. Some weave in and out of stacks of bricks with wheelbarrows, while others use spirit levels to check the walls are straight and flat. In a few days time, these…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A government minister has admitted that Labour’s tax rises have led to wealthy Britons leaving the country, just days before this week’s make-or-break Budget….
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email It’s a tough message Shabana Mahmood will hope will reach the disgruntled voter, the criminal gangs smuggling people on small boats, and even the…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Labour’s divisive welfare plans have passed a final vote in parliament, paving the way for changes to Universal Credit that will affect all…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Dominic Cummings, Theresa May’s “Nick and Fi” – prime ministerial advisers rarely last as long as the PM they work for, as they become…
Shorouk Express The government is braced for the possibility that the U.S. may retaliate against Britain’s 20 percent Value Added Tax — a consumption levy added to most goods and services. The first U.K. official quoted above voiced concern this could be set at the difference between U.S. sales taxes and the VAT rate, so…
