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UK budget hikes taxes to all-time high as Labour govt seeks to tackle inflation, sluggish growth

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves raised taxes to an all-time high in the annual budget. As the UK grapples with persistent inflation and sluggish growth, she has sought to reduce the inflation's brunt, raise investment to boost growth, and shore up public finances.

Has India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal left the UK over tax scare?

Lakshmi Mittal has reportedly departed from the UK, where he has lived with his family since 1995. The steel magnate, who is worth over £15 billion according to the Sunday Times Rich List, has moved his tax residence to Switzerland and is likely to spend most of his time in Dubai. But why?

UK built its health service on immigrant doctors. Why are they leaving now?

The National Health Service in the UK is facing an accelerating exodus of internationally trained doctors, with new data showing departures at their highest level in a decade. Rising discrimination, limited training opportunities, pay disputes and burnout are contributing to the trend, heightening fears over a shrinking medical workforce

How did Keir Starmer go from a landslide win to Britain’s most unpopular PM in a year?

Keir Starmer entered Downing Street last year with a record-breaking Labour landslide. Just 15 months later, he has become the most unpopular UK prime minister on record, with satisfaction at 13 per cent and dissatisfaction at 79 per cent. Economic woes and Reform UK’s surge under Nigel Farage now raise questions about Starmer’s future

Labour trailing Reform UK in polls, Reeves to announce jobs guarantee to youths

As the Labour Party trails behind Reform UK in numerous surveys, British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vows to guarantee jobs for the unemployed in the United Kingdom

Why are British hotels at the centre of immigration protests?

Over 32,000 asylum seekers remain in UK hotels, down from 50,500 in 2023, but more than 210 sites are still in use. A British High Court order to evict migrants from the Bell Hotel in Epping has emboldened other councils to consider legal action, challenging Labour’s promise to close all asylum hotels by 2029

Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party: What it could mean for British politics

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have launched a new left-wing political party to challenge Labour’s centrist path and tackle what they call systemic inequality. Backed by grassroots support and early momentum, the party seeks to unite progressives, oppose militarism and fight poverty — all while redefining the UK’s political left

More headache for Starmer as UK’s inflation jumps amid rising cost of living debate

The unexpected rise in UK inflation to an 18-month high has intensified pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer

After welfare humiliation, Starmer has a new headache: Education reforms of Bridget Phillipson

Following the welfare U-turn, Starmer now faces backlash over education reforms that critics fear could strip vital support from children with special needs

Explained: The row over the £9.6 million door at UK Parliament, which doesn’t work

A front door at the UK House of Lords, part of a £9.6 million security overhaul, doesn’t open automatically and requires a security officer to operate it manually. Peers are furious over the budget overshoot and technical failures, prompting an official investigation into what went wrong and who should be held accountable for the costly misfire