Category: Political Insight

All 1,287 Betfred shops could disappear from the UK High Street if Chancellor Rachel Reeves hikes taxes on gambling firms, the company's co-founder and chairman has told the BBC.Fred Done, who set up Betfred in…

Becky MortonPolitical reporterBBCThe government is looking at the possibility of cutting the rate of VAT on energy bills, Ed Miliband has suggested.The energy secretary said he would not speculate ahead of the chancellor's Budget in…

Pritti MistryBusiness reporterEd Miliband says 400,000 jobs is "not a target, it's what we need"The government has announced plans to train and recruit more workers for the UK's clean energy sector, promising to create 400,000…