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Petrol Prices Hit New Record High In UK At £1.50/Litre

The price of petrol and diesel is soaring in the United Kingdom as Russian aggression means the cost of filling up is increasing in response to fears of an oil shortage in European countries Latest news reports showed that petrol prices had topped 150 pounds a litre for the first time ever RAC spokesman, Simon […]

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COVID-19 Plan B Could Cost UK Economy £18Bn, Prime Minister Warned

Top officials at the Cabinet Office have reportedly cautioned the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, of the dire socio-economic consequences of going ahead with plan to implement the Government’s COVID-19 Plan B for a five-month period. A news report by inews.co.uk, an online medium, indicated that a leaked Government document projected that going ahead with the […]

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UK Suspends Tax Cuts To Sustain Economic Recovery Trajectory

UK Chancellor of Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on Monday disclosed that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson-led government would keep all plans to cut tax until after the next general election for tax cuts as a strategic measure to reposition the  nation’s economy back on a “sustainable footing” . Sunak  who gave this hint in his keynote […]

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Over 2Mn EU Nationals At Risk Of Discrimination In UK

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld a UK rule that bars some EU citizens in the United Kingdom (UK) from accessing benefits, implying that UK may be able to discriminate against EU nationals who have been granted the right to live and work in the UK after Brexit Specifically, the […]