Eden Hazard announced his retirement from football this week (Picture: Getty Images) Kevin Nolan would like to hand Eden Hazard a trial at West Ham, as he predicts the Chelsea legend will make a U-turn on his decision to retire from football. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms … Read more
28 September 2023 • 7:52am 7:52AM Starmer denies ‘attack’ on private schools Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is not launching an “attack” on private schools with his plans to impose VAT on fees if Labour wins the next general election. “We have to do something about the appalling state of our schools,” he told … Read more
“This time the date 10 is not coming in the calendar of the BJP government,” said Kamal Nath. (File) Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Sunday doubted whether the money would be transferred to beneficiaries of the ruling BJP’s flagship Ladli Bahna Yojana on the scheduled date “this time”, a claim dismissed by … Read more
Billionaire John Caudwell, the biggest donor to the Conservative party before the last election, has said he will not back Rishi Sunak after the “madness” of his U-turn on green policies. Caudwell said he was now thinking about switching to Labour instead. He told the Sunday Times: “If Rishi sticks to this, would I donate … Read more
Italy’s government has rethought its controversial windfall tax on banks after widespread criticism including from the European Central Bank, news agencies reported Saturday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Reuters) Banks will be able to choose between paying the levy or boosting their non-distributable reserves — reserves which cannot be paid in dividends — by an … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Writtle University College, an agricultural college in Writtle, United Kingdom, a day after making his announcement about changes to Britain’s climate policies. ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Writtle University College, an agricultural college in … Read more
Rishi Sunak is likely to face a series of legal challenges aimed at thwarting his plans to U-turn on net zero policies amid further international condemnation of the proposals. Though the prime minister sought to shrug off criticism on Thursday, the UK’s independent climate watchdog joined the voices of concern, saying it was disappointed with … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will delay banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2035 in a U-turn on the government’s climate commitments has triggered international condemnation and anger from industry. The policy shift came on Wednesday, as the prime minister stated that there would also be a slowdown … Read more
Rishi Sunak has vowed to press ahead with watering down key green measures despite intense criticism, because he still believes the UK will hit its net zero target in 2050. The prime minister defended defying the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and insisted he had “absolute confidence and belief” the country was on … Read more
Sunak rejects claims his net zero speech motivated by party politics Q: Yesterday you said in the speech this was not about politics. But shortly afterwards CCHQ put out questions for Labour. This is all about politics, isn’t it? Sunak does not accept that. He says he did not want to take the easy way … Read more
Rishi Sunak has announced a major policy shift, rowing back on some of the government’s net zero policies that impose a direct cost on consumers, as the Conservatives attempt to create a dividing line with Labour before the next election. As our political correspondent Kiran Stacey tells Nosheen Iqbal on a chaotic day in Westminster, … Read more
Members of parliament and former politicians have reacted with scorn to Rishi Sunak’s overhaul of the UK’s net zero targets, which involved dropping several key policies and watering down others. Criticism came from across the political spectrum, with Tory MP Simon Clarke describing it as wrong and Green party co-leader Carla Denyer calling it a … Read more