Harriet Line

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Harriet Line

Angela Rayner under fresh fire over plans to hand more powers to unions after she failed to stand up to striking barons in BirminghamBy HARRIET LINE Published: 18:10 EDT, 15 April 2025 | Updated: 18:10 EDT, 15 April 2025 Angela Rayner came under fresh fire last night over her plans to hand more powers to unions despite failing to stand up to the barons holding Birmingham to ransom.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Harriet Line

Civil servants tasked with protecting the environment spent more than £700,000 of taxpayers' cash on luxury air travel last year, the Daily Mail can reveal. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) claims its 'purpose' is to 'make our air purer' - yet its staff flew in business class and premium economy class 237 times in just 12 months. Carbon emissions for long-haul flights are around three times higher for business-class seats than economy ones.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Harriet Line |John-Paul Ford Rojas

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3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Harriet Line |John-Paul Ford Rojas

Rachel Reeves will face a fresh crisis today as Donald Trump unleashes a fresh barrage of crippling tariffs. The US President will tonight announce sweeping taxes on goods from around the world, which threaten to 'knock out' the Chancellor's latest financial plans only a week after she announced them. Markets around the globe have plunged in anticipation of Mr Trump's so-called Liberation Day, and yesterday Britain's economy suffered a string of downgrades.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Harriet Line

Ed Miliband is failing to tackle soaring energy bills while risking power shortages in his race to Net Zero, MPs have warned. In a 'fresh humiliation' for the Energy Secretary, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the time being taken on reviews of gas and electricity prices. It urged the Government to set out a timetable for reducing electricity bills through its previous commitments to rebalance the costs of electricity and gas.