Labour reiterates claims that pensions will have to be cut to fund Tory idea to scrap national insurance
Labour has opened applications for a string of new safe seats after half a dozen MPs announced last-minute retirements, with key allies of Keir Starmer expected to be lined up to take their place.
Those standing down include the former shadow minister Barbara Keeley, the chair of the parliamentary Labour party Jon Cryer, as well as John Spellar, Virendra Sharma and Kevin Brennan.
Pensioners used to have a bigger personal allowance than people of working age – it was the Conservatives who got rid of it.
So this is one of many examples actually of tax policy that has been reversed by the same Government. George Osborne got rid of it in the 2010s when the personal allowance of people under pension age continued to rise.
Continue reading…Labour reiterates claims that pensions will have to be cut to fund Tory idea to scrap national insuranceLabour has opened applications for a string of new safe seats after half a dozen MPs announced last-minute retirements, with key allies of Keir Starmer expected to be lined up to take their place.Those standing down include the former shadow minister Barbara Keeley, the chair of the parliamentary Labour party Jon Cryer, as well as John Spellar, Virendra Sharma and Kevin Brennan.Pensioners used to have a bigger personal allowance than people of working age – it was the Conservatives who got rid of it.So this is one of many examples actually of tax policy that has been reversed by the same Government. George Osborne got rid of it in the 2010s when the personal allowance of people under pension age continued to rise. Continue reading…