[ Reform UK leader Richard Tice has said that he “wouldn’t even answer a call” from Rishi Sunak should the Prime Minister offer his party a deal to co-operate in the forthcoming General Election. As nerves among many Red Wall Tory MPs increased after Reform destroyed the Conservative’s chances of holding onto Blackpool South in … Read more
[ Liz Truss is known as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. Her tenure in September 2022, after Boris Johnson was forced to resign, lasted just seven weeks after a disastrous mini budget unleashed economic chaos. The Daily Star newspaper had then bought an iceberg lettuce and set up a live webcam to see who would last … Read more
[ MALAYSIA will be hosting the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Universities Summit for the first time next month. Set to be held in Sunway University, the gathering underscores Malaysia’s growing stature as an education hub for academic excellence and innovation in the region. THE Asia Universities Summit 2024 organising chair Prof Chai Lay Ching … Read more
[ Venue: Sunway University Date: April 29 to May 1 > The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Universities Summit will bridge frontiers to reimagine the evolving landscape of education. > The summit will feature the exclusive live reveal of the THE Asia University Rankings 2024, followed by a masterclass to identify the best-performing institutions in … Read more
[ Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said that Labour will not commit to continuing the Government’s £4bn plans to expand free childcare. The plans, which saw eligible parents of one and two-year-olds offered 30 hours of free childcare a week by 2025, were first announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 spring Budget. … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak appears to be safe for now but is likely to face a fresh leadership challenge if the Conservatives lose their mayors in the West Midlands and Teesside, Tory MPs have warned. The immediate threat to the Prime Minister’s authority has subsided after fevered speculation began to surface that a move could be … Read more
[ NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate on Monday a conference of enforcement chiefs of all state and central GST officers to tackle tax evasion. In the conference, Goods and Services Tax (GST) formations will deliberate on combating GST evasion, including examining current challenges and delving into successful methods adopted by central and … Read more
[ Economists have urged Jeremy Hunt not to make spending reductions to fund tax cuts in the Budget, warning that the UK is “not in a good place” to do so. Mr Hunt is considering funding tax cuts in the March Budget with future spending cuts, as part of efforts to bring down the tax … Read more
[ Labour has been warned that it risks creating a “two-tier” pension system with its plans to reinstate a tax on large retirement pots in a way that does not deter senior public sector staff from leaving their roles – with experts saying the policy may be “unworkable.” The party has committed to reintroducing the … Read more
[ Labour will cut its green spending plans in half after concluding that “something had to give” to meet its promise of balancing the public finances, Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have confirmed. The party formally ditched its policy of spending £28bn a year on green infrastructure – sparking fury from environmental groups and … Read more
