UK Budget News

TENSIONS between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson erupted during the budget talks, The Sun can reveal. The chancellor demanded that the prime minister’s assistants leave the room for a “conversation with reality” as he lashed out over huge spending promises. 1 Mr. Sunak’s allies became frustrated with the chaotic nature …

Business groups and local councils are protesting a hidden £ 1.65bn post-Brexit cut in development finance in the north, a further blow to Boris Johnson’s claims to ‘level’ the country. South Yorkshire is set to lose £ 900million and Tees Valley and Durham £ 750million over six years, the organizations …

Posted: 00:00 20 November 2021 Over the past four decades, North Devon and in particular its rural businesses have benefited from a wide range of government support initiatives, both political and financial. Part of this support was based on EU structural funds, which had been allocated in recognition of the …

The £ 20-per-week reduction in Universal Credit (UC) Social Security benefits, along with changes to the way UC payments are ‘slashed’ by Boris Johnson’s Tory government, will leave 3.6 million families across the UK in a worse situation. This is the analysis of last month’s budget by the Resolution Foundation …

Updated 11/15/2021 – 12:20 The UK Governments benefit plans see types and amounts change frequently, especially as the end of the year approaches. There will be advantages as the Cold weather payments that are activated, while there are also changes to Universal Credit, Pension credit and Household support fund. Make …

More than 100 scientists issued an open letter urging US President Joe Biden and members of Congress to remove provisions favoring logging, forest biomass and fossil fuels from infrastructure and reconciliation bills (Build Back Better) of several billion dollars. Both bills contain provisions on logging for timber and for forest …

Fermanagh appears to have been left out and forgotten when it comes to the ‘Upgrade Fund’ as part of the Conservative government’s 2021 budget. Under the Leveling Up Fund, a total of £ 49million will be awarded for 11 projects in the first tranche of the fund’s allocations, but none …

A Level 4 of 5 atmospheric river event impacts the Pacific Northwest, which is the second significant event to occur in less than two weeks. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the details. “ Today is Thursday, November 4, 2021. Let’s catch up. Here are today’s best stories, celebrity birthdays, …

EXCLUSIVE: Chancellor left £ 470million black hole in funding for the sector – and Labor says this will ‘force many grassroots youth organizations to shut down’ Youth clubs to close, says Labor ( Image: scu) Chancellor Rishi Sunak is accused of a “disguised cut” in youth services as part of …

Reader unconvinced by Rish Sunak’s ‘gift’ to Scotland It is of course our own money that he allows us to recover, not the largesse from the United Kingdom. Those who support Scotland’s vassal status in the UK should note that Scotland collectively receives around 60% of the taxes levied in …