The biggest winners from the Conservatives' help to buy scheme were high-earners who were already likely to buy a house, with the top 10% of earners receiving the largest cash benefit.
But the words coming from the White House are completely wrong. I think it's actually quite childish. There is a lot that can be said behind closed doors. We have got President Zelenskyy in our country today. The western alliance having an argument with itself, I think, sends the wrong signal to our opponents, in Iran or in Russia.
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Under the Conservatives' proposals, mandatory ESG disclosures, including a company's carbon footprint, diversity metrics and social governance data, would be made voluntary once again. ESG rules were initially introduced as a voluntary standard, allowing firms to demonstrate transparency around sustainability, workplace culture and board governance. Over the past decade, however, the measures have evolved into complex mandatory frameworks administered by regulators such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HMRC, and Companies House.
I don't accept that the ramifications of that phrase were not fully understood, and it was appealing to a particular audience, said Martin Forde KC, a leading barrister who has investigated claims of racism within Labour. Forde, whose parents migrated from the Caribbean, said Lam's comments were a thinly disguised keep Britain white campaign. The leading barrister said the current political discourse was an absolute indictment that someone such as himself, from generations of people who had contributed to the country, should still feel insecure.
Badenoch said she inherited a party facing internal problems, with donors considering pulling funding after the loss of 250 seats in last year's general election - the worst result in Conservative history. Speaking to the BBC's Newscast to mark her first year as Conservative Party leader, Badenoch said she spent her first months "working furiously behind the scenes", leading to some thinking her team "were not doing anything".
Cast your mind back to the furore when the shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, was revealed to have said that he didn't see another white face in the Handsworth area of Birmingham. It was reported as if it would be of real consequence to his political future but enough time has passed, I figure, to confirm that it was not. Why did some seriously consider this a turning point?
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