Video: Bercow ‘owns’ Hammond – and entire govt – hilariously
Chancellor Philip ‘Hapless’ Hammond received a surgical – and very funny – put-down from Speaker John Bercow in the House of Commons today after setting himself up perfectly for it, […]
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John McDonnell and THAT tax comment – the real story
The mainstream media – abetted as usual by a selection of the ‘usual suspects’ among right-wing Labour MPs – have attempted to make mischief and distract from the flop of […]
Excl: Hammond ‘misspoke’ with 650,000 new homes #Budget2018 promise (video)
Chancellor Philip Hammond made a point of ‘hamming it up’ for the Tory gallery during his budget speech this afternoon, pausing frequently to allow clearly pre-planned cheers and cries of […]
Labour’s 10 Universal Credit demands ahead of Hammond’s #Budget2018
A statement by the Labour Party has outlined ten ’emergency demands’ the party is making of the Tories on Universal Credit (UC) ahead of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget speech this afternoon. […]
Labour slams ‘phoney pay increase’ for public sector
The Government has today announced further cuts to schools, hospitals, prisons, police services and armed forces to pay for what amounts to a real terms pay cut for many of the […]
Hammond: “Judge me by my record”? You sure, Phil? #SpringStatement
Chancellor Philip Hammond challenged the UK public, during his ‘Spring Statement’, to Judge me by my record. Mr Hammond should be careful what he wishes for. When Labour entered government […]
Vid: May saying Hammond never blamed disabled for productivity – and him saying it
In Prime Minister’s Questions this afternoon, Green MP Caroline Lucas referred to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s statement to the Treasury Select Committee about the supposed impact of disabled people in the […]
Tory spin can’t hide the reality of their massive bankers’ bonus
Comment As the SKWAWKBOX publicised earlier, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has written an open letter – signatures are still open if you want to add yours – challenging Philip Hammond […]
Sign and share McDonnell’s open letter to Hammond on tax cuts and child services
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell believes Philip Hammond should cancel his planned £5bn tax give-away and use the money to fund desperately-needed child services instead. He also believes that you need […]
McDonnell: Labour’s 5 demands for the Budget
John McDonnell has laid out five Labour demands for the imminent Budget by the most chaotic and incompetent government in living memory. This budget needs to be an emergency budget […]