Council leader found guilty of fraud and tax evasion
Ashfield District Council leader Jason Zadrozny has been found guilty of fraud and tax evasion. Zadrozny, of Stanton Hill, was accused of setting up a fake heritage group to defraud…
Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low
Fears of a steep rise in mortgage payments and increasing job insecurity have sent UK consumer confidence tumbling to a three-month low, according to a leading survey. In a blow…
Andy Burnham to hand mayors unlimited powers to impose tourist tax
Hospitality bosses warn the move could put jobs at risk Andy Burnham is set to hand England’s mayors the power to introduce an uncapped tourist tax in a move that…
John Lewis losses widen to £124m as shopper confidence dips
Losses at the owner of John Lewis and Waitrose widened by more than 40% in the first half of the year as it struggled with higher costs and with shoppers…
‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary
Andy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms or risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment, the TUC general secretary, Paul Nowak, has warned. Speaking ahead of the TUC’s…
British army told to halt non-essential training exercises to save money
The British army has been ordered to halt non-essential training exercises in an effort to save money. Troops preparing to be deployed or on deployments, those who are on standby…
British banks in crosshairs as pressure mounts on Burnham to tax profits
The countdown is on. Two months out from Andy Burnham’s inaugural autumn budget, bank executives are wringing their hands over whether the government will target their bumper profits with fresh…
The three reasons behind the bond market shock and what it means for Andy Burnham’s first Budget
Ten-year gilts have risen well above 5% this year on the back of the Iran war Bonds are back in the headlines after hitting their highest level since the Global…
Sadiq Khan says he is a victim of scammers after car tax conviction
The Single Justice Procedure was invented in 2015 as a cheaper method of dealing with low-level criminal cases Sadiq Khan says he has fallen victim to a scam after he…
Global bond sell-off intensifies as US-Iran tensions stoke inflation fears
The global government bond sell-off resumed on Wednesday, driving up the UK’s borrowing costs and exacerbating the challenges facing John Healey as he prepares his first budget. The yield –…