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, campaigners have warned.... The Chancellor is under pressure to rule out increasing taxes on minicab

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... Read our Privacy PolicyThe London MP warned: “ The Chancellor should take the issue off the table before the General Election and end the uncertainty as soon as possible ”.... “ This isn’t an issue for the future, it is an issue now and is having a negative impact on passengers and drivers in my constituency and others up and down the country.“ We cannot and should not be leaving this to the next government to sort

Carrie Johnson has accused Lord Ashcroft of peddling “ regurgitated lies ” about her as the peer prepares to publish a new unauthorised biography. Lord Ashcroft’s book, which is currently being serialised in a Sunday newspaper, includes claims the Prime Minister’s wife left her role at Conservative Campaign Headquarters( CCHQ) amid a row over expenses. Mrs Johnson, who was the Conservative Party’s director of communications from June 2017 before leaving the following year, is alleged by sources

Campaigners are calling on Jeremy Hunt to scrap the Taxi tax( Image: Getty) Campaigners have called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to stop dithering and delaying and scrap the so-called taxi tax in his Spring Budget.... Powered By 00: 00/ 01: 18 10 10 Jeremy Hunt hails UK growth as he unveils autumn statement Share Next Stay “ The taxi tax is not something a Conservative government should be sanctioned, especially in an election year when people and businesses are already struggling with high costs.

AN NHS worker was knifed to death in a frenzied attack by a gang looking for targets in enemy territory in a" petty but fatal game of one-upmanship", a court heard today. Marketing graduate David Gomoh, 24, bled to death in front of his horrified family in East London after suffering catastrophic injuries on a street near his home.... 4 David Gomoh, 24, was allegedly knifed to death by a gang in east London Credit: Met Police 4 Four gang members are on trial on Mr Gomoh's death Credit: The Sun

On Saturday, in a telephone call with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, Downing Street said the Prime Minister “ stressed that any recognition and engagement with the Taliban must be conditional on them allowing safe passage for those who want to leave the country and respecting human rights ”.... In other developments on Saturday: Mr Johnson pledged that Britain would welcome Afghan refugees with “ open arms ”, as the Government prepared to invite offers of help from businesses and members

This rule was then extended to include situations where drivers take payment directly from their customers.As a result, the so-called' Taxi Tax' could result in a 20 percent rise in the price of taking a journey by private vehicle.... Campaigners have warned the Taxi Tax will negatively affect passengers who rely on these vehicles to go to hospital, see friends, or go shopping. Overall, they say the average price increase will be around ￡200 a year.... She lives on her own so it’s very lonely.

There are fears for the future of salons as business costs mount( Image: Getty Images/ iStockphoto/ Antonio Diaz) Traditional high street hair salons face “ devastation ” as a result of Treasury decisions.... The hike in National Insurance contributions, bigger business rate bills and increases in the minimum wage have sent costs soaring. Chancellor Rachel Reeves stands accused of “ shattering women-led businesses ” and delivering another blow to Britain’s struggling high streets.... fridaypla

The film is set in 1938 as German troops prepare to attack the Sudetenland while Chamberlain and other European leaders negotiate away Czechoslovakia’s sovereignty.... I know Russians aren't happy with Ukraine becoming a member of Nato," Vadym Prystaiko told Sky News." I know they are telling everybody that it is becoming dangerously coordinated, dangerously close to Russia, becoming some security threat.... If Ukraine becomes a member, it won't change the security calculations of Russians.""