State pension

The number of pensioners paying tax on their retirement savings has actually risen under the Tories, official figures have revealed today. Amid the election debate around pensioners and tax, HMRC has today published its annual update of the…

Rishi Sunak has been forced to admit he has broken key promises as he prepares to unveil the Tory election manifesto.From taxes and housing to immigration and defence, many of the pledges made by the party to voters in 2019 have not been…

Whoever comes out on top after this year's general election, Labour or Conservatives, will have to deal with "tough" public finances, while tackling the wide range of problems facing Brits after 14 years of Tory rule, with record NHS…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's repeated claims that Labour will tax pensioners during the first debate of the general election has been challenged by a tax and pension expert. Sir Keir Starmer called Sunak's repeated claims that Labour…

WASPI campaigners have warned Keir Starmer that failing to commit to compensation would be "Boris-esque". The Labour leader last week blasted the Government for not responding to a bombshell watchdog report calling for payouts. But he has…

Rishi Sunak has failed to win back any voters as the Conservative campaign flops.The first Mirror poll since he called the election shows he has made no progress in chipping away at Labour’s lead. Voters have been left unimpressed by the…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that if elected, he will introduce the "Triple Lock Plus" - but what is it? and how would that impact you?The policy would copy and paste the triple lock rules and place them on the personal allowance…

Rishi Sunak will today say he wants to resurrect a tax cut for pensioners his own party was responsible for scrapping.If the Conservatives win the General Election, the Tory leader said he will introduce a "new age-related" allowance for…

Working class voters believe the government is failing to give families a decent standard of living, a poll has found.The survey showed people think ministers are doing a bad job at running public services including the NHS, setting taxes…

The UK's largest food bank network gave emergency support to over three million people last year - the highest number on record.The Trussell Trust said the number is almost double that of five years with a massive 94% increase in a figure…