Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ after shires planning revolt

Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ that sparked fears of planning free-for-all in the shires as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says shift WON’T wreck target of building 300,000 new homes a year Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the  planning algorithm  Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North  … Read more

Tory revolt forces U-turn on homes plan for the Shires as controversial formula gets scrapped

Tory revolt forces U-turn on homes plan for the Shires: Controversial formula that MPs feared would have led to fields in the south being concreted over gets scrapped Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the  planning algorithm  Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North  Conservative MPs have criticised … Read more

Exit fees here to stay as the regulator does a U-turn

Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here to stay, after financial regulator ditched proposals to ban them By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here … Read more

Lucy Spraggan reflects on her former substance abuse and details her amazing lifestyle U-turn

Lucy Spraggan has discussed her former substance abuse while detailing her well-documented lifestyle, health and fitness overhaul.  The former X Factor star, 29, took to Instagram to discuss her journey, after candidly revealing her battle with alcohol and how she ditched drink to help get into shape and change her life, and she has now admitted … Read more

Marcus Rashford vows he will not slow down in free school meals fight despite Boris Johnson U-turn

Marcus Rashford vows he will not slow down in the fight to feed Britain’s poorest children despite Boris Johnson agreeing to fund £400m of free school meals during phone call with Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford forced the UK Government into another U-turn this weekend  Boris Johnson’s Government will now offer an extra £400m to … Read more

Marcus Rashford celebrates as Boris Johnson agrees to provide free school meals in ANOTHER u-turn

Footballer Marcus Rashford is celebrating after Boris Johnson agreed to provide free school meals over the winter holidays in another U-Turn.  The Prime Minister personally phoned the Manchester United star personally after he played in his team’s Premier League clash against Everton on Saturday to alert him to the decision to give £170 million of … Read more

Keir Starmer crashed into cyclist ‘while trying to perform a u-turn’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer crashed into a cyclist ‘while trying to perform a u-turn close to a busy junction near his London home’ witnesses claim EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer crashed into cyclist trying to U-turn, witnesses say Eyewitnesses also claimed that the cyclist was a Deliveroo rider on electric bike Sir Keir’s office say he … Read more

George Osborne says Government free school meals U-turn ‘inevitable’

George Osborne today stuck the boot into Boris Johnson over the Government’s handling of the free school meals row as he said Marcus Rashford had ‘nutmegged’ the Prime Minister and a U-turn is now ‘inevitable’.  The ex-chancellor said the Manchester United and England footballer had made the  Cabinet ‘look like a school yard football team’ … Read more

Ministers under pressure to U-turn over ‘mask tax’

Ministers facing growing pressure to U-turn over ‘mask tax’ as Labour claims failure to extend suspension of VAT payable on PPE could cost families extra £100 over next six months VAT on PPE has been suspended since May but the cut is due to end in November Labour has called reimposition of VAT a ‘mask … Read more

Allies say Boris Johnson ‘WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children’

Allies of the Prime Minister say he will u-turn and provide more funding to feed poor children amid a backlash of Tory MPs threatening to join forces with Labour. Boris Johnson has been battling with the prospect of a major revolt over the refusal to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition … Read more