Elevenses: Burnham’s Bus Bonanza
From the newsletter: Cash is being splashed on local transport, but it's far from devolution.
Tag: Rishi Sunak
Tax breaks for bankers and patriots as working poor see state aid slashed
The veil of the pandemic has been lifted - now we're starting to see the Conservative's real post-Brexit agenda.
Millionaires urge Sunak to introduce wealth tax to fund Covid recovery
"We can afford to contribute more," a group of 30 millionaires told the Chancellor.
Sunak to hand Brexit tax breaks to ships flying the Union Jack
Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor said the UK "has always been a proud and preeminent nation".
Sunak rejects Marcus Rashford’s plea to extend free school meals
The Tory chancellor said that just like furlough has come to an end, free school meals coming to an end is also part of the transition to a “more normal way of doing things”.
CHANCELLOR Sunak: ‘Difficult’ to say precise cost of net zero transition
Despite being unable to share a figure, Sunak claimed the upcoming Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow will be a “success”, “particularly on the finance side, which I’m responsible for”.
Rachel Reeves says public transport investment needs ‘actual action’
The Labour MP for Leeds West said the north of England is “sick of announcements without delivery”.
WATCH: Sunak faces photo of Tories not wearing masks in Parliament
“Sounds a bit like, do as I say not as I do," Andrew Marr told Sunak.
Sunak to slash tax on bank profits just weeks after National Insurance hike
"It's down to the British public to foot the bill not the hard working and overstretched banking sector," one Twitter user said.