Westminster

On Wednesday, the Chancellor the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government’s Autumn Statement, with what was termed a focus on growth. The inflation reduction to 4.6% announced last week meant that the Conservatives felt there was an opportunity to cut taxes, due to economic headroom....

Suella Braverman has been removed as Home Secretary by the Prime Minister....

After months of speculation, a vote of confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership was triggered by the Conservative Party. 15% of the 359 membered parliamentary Conservative Party had to submit a confidence letter to Sir Graham Brady, of the 1922 Backbench Committee for such a vote to take place. The...

On Saturday 19th February, Matt Chorley will be at Nottingham's Lakeside Arts as part of his political stand-up show 'Who's In Charge here?'. Impact's Head of News, Lauren McGaun, speaks to Matt about the intentions behind his tour, why he thinks political humour is so popular, and how turbulent...

It is safe to say that compromise and pragmatism are probably things that we all strive for in politics, but in recent years competing forces from the far-left and far-right have been tearing this country apart. It is becoming increasingly difficult, and unpopular, to be a centrist....

You have probably seen that student maintenance grants have recently been ‘abolished’ by the government. This is not entirely true. Within hours of a decision made in 90 minutes by 18 MPs, my Timeline and Twitter feed were rife with misleading headlines, shared and retweeted by part time economists...