Category: UK Politics

Erika Kirk Confirms Turning Point USA’s Backing of JD Vance for 2028

Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, confirms her organization is backing JD Vance for a potential 2028 presidential run—a legacy project of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, assassinated in September 2025.

Reeves Unveils Billions in Tax Hikes in Budget 2025 Amid Manifesto Backtrack

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a £28bn tax hike plan in Budget 2025, freezing income thresholds and slashing ISA allowances, while scrapping the two-child benefit cap — a move critics call a betrayal of Labour’s manifesto promises.

Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays Push UK Benefit Payments to December 24 and 31, 2025

UK benefit payments for Christmas and New Year 2025 will be moved to December 24 and 31 due to bank holidays, affecting 20 million recipients of Universal Credit, PIP, and Child Benefit across England and Wales.

Starmer reshuffle after Rayner resignation shakes Labour top team

Angela Rayner quit as deputy PM, housing secretary, and deputy Labour leader after a stamp duty breach, triggering a sweeping reshuffle by Keir Starmer. David Lammy moves from foreign secretary to justice secretary and deputy PM, while Rachel Reeves stays at the Treasury to calm markets. Pat McFadden takes a new growth-focused super-department. A deputy leadership contest now looms.