Have we seen peak migration?
After much Whitehall spin, the official figures are now in. Net migration in the year to June hit 672,000, down from 745,000 in 2022. A total of 1.2 million people arrived to live in the UK, whilst 50...
23 Nov 202311min
The truth about Hunt’s ‘tax cutting’ Autumn Statement
The Chancellor today delivered his fiscal update, branding it as an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’. In it, he announced a series of tax cuts for both businesses and workers including the decision to ma...
22 Nov 202317min
Did Covid expose a 'failure of imagination'?
This week it is the scientists’ turn to appear before the Covid Inquiry with Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer and Sir Patrick Vallance. James Heale speaks to Fraser Nelson and The Spectator...
21 Nov 202310min
Why has Rishi Sunak made five more pledges?
James Heale, Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson look ahead to the Autumn Statement this week. Will Rishi Sunak commit to cutting taxes? And with barely a year to go before the election, would implementing a...
20 Nov 202311min
Katy Balls' Sunday Roundup - 19/11/2023
Katy Balls presents highlights from this week's political shows. It's an economy special, as Jeremy Hunt prepares to deliver his autumn statement next week. With tax at an all time high, which tax cut...
19 Nov 202312min
What will fix Britain’s prisons?
HMP Bedford was issued with an urgent notification yesterday, meaning it must immediately make reforms to improve. It’s the fifth prison to receive such a notification this year. What’s going wrong in...
18 Nov 202319min
Can Sunak shift the dial?
The chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement next week and Rishi Sunak will be hoping to stamp his authority onto a fracturing party after a difficult few days. There are lots of rumou...
17 Nov 202313min
Should Starmer worry about the ceasefire rebellion?
Fifty-six Labour MPs rebelled last night and voted for an SNP amendment calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Keir Starmer had ordered his party to abstain on the vote, and said afterwards that ...
16 Nov 202312min
