Daniel Martin

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US trade deal milking farmers dry, NFU tells Starmer

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

In an article for The Telegraph, Mr Bradshaw, who has served as NFU president since last year, welcomed the fact that the US trade deal allows farmers to sell their beef in the US, what struck him most was that "agriculture is shouldering much of the burden to enable the removal of tariffs for other parts of the economy".
Winter fuel cuts 'being discussed by Treasury'

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

Her decision to stop 10 million people from receiving the benefit of up to £300 was blamed for Labour's poor performance in local elections a week ago. MPs and activists said the decision to means-test the payment came up repeatedly on the doorstep. HuffPost UK reported that Ms Reeves was involved in talks about possible changes in recent days.
Boris Johnson: I’m not coming back ... but Badenoch can beat Farage

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Martin

Boris Johnson has rejected calls to come back to save the Conservative Party following its catastrophic showing in last week’s local elections. The former prime minister, who is no longer an MP, said he had as much chance of returning to politics as he had of being “locked in a disused fridge”. And he told GB News he believed Kemi Badenoch had “every chance” of turning things around, although she needed time to “get going”.
I'm not coming back ... but Badenoch can beat Farage

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

The former prime minister also castigated Sir Keir Starmer's Government over its failures on small boats, and insisted the Tories' plan to process applicants in Rwanda would have worked. "It (the small boats situation) drives me nuts, and it drives the British people nuts," he said.
Badenoch backed 'two-tier' tax deal, says India

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

The Indian officials said the trade deal was "95 per cent done" while Mrs Badenoch was trade secretary in Rishi Sunak's government, but negotiations were paused because of elections in both countries. Mrs Badenoch has strongly criticised the National Insurance element of the trade deal. "This is two-tier taxes from two-tier Keir," she tweeted. A spokesman for the Tory leader denied the Indian account of the negotiations, saying: "The Indians put it on the table and Kemi said no.
Yvette Cooper ‘left in dark over India trade deal’

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Martin

Yvette Cooper was not told that Indian workers would be given tax breaks if they come to the UK as part of a trade deal, it has emerged.
Yvette Cooper ‘left in dark over India trade deal’

1 week ago | aol.co.uk | Daniel Martin

Yvette Cooper was not told that Indian workers would be given tax breaks if they come to the UK as part of a trade deal, it has emerged.
Yvette Cooper 'left in dark over India trade deal'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

A spokesman said: "The Business Secretary has led on negotiating this important trade deal. "As you would expect with a trade deal of such breadth and complexity, wide-ranging discussions have taken place right across government, with many departments, including the Home Office, involved."Jonathan Reynolds, the Business and Trade Secretary, denied the claims, telling ITV's Good Morning Britain: "That's absolute nonsense reporting.
Councils 'could save households £325 a year using AI'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Daniel Martin

Councils could save households £325 a year by using artificial intelligence, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has said. Deploying AI in local government could improve productivity, saving the taxpayer at least £8 billion across England and Wales. A report by the institute said AI could be used to clear backlogs across public services and ensure that potholes were fixed more quickly. The study comes a week after another report by the Tony Blair Institute into net zero caused rows in the Labour Party.
Labour forced into U-turn on AI plans

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tony Diver |Daniel Martin

Ministers have rowed back on plans to force companies to opt out if they do not want their content used to train artificial intelligence. The proposal to create a copyright exemption to help AI companies train their algorithms was announced in December, with firms having to actively decide to opt out from this. The plan sparked anger from artists, musicians and filmmakers, who said it amounted to having their work stolen to feed AI models that could eventually replace them.