Labour breaks another manifesto pledge and no-one is surprised – it’ll cost us £57bn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is about to take a massive gamble with the nation’s finances. We’d better hope she pulls it off or we face another Liz Truss moment. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
State pension shock as millions of retirees will pay income tax despite triple lock pledge
Pensioners are bracing themselves for a full-on tax assault if Labour wins the general election. But they will still be in the firing line if the Conservatives cling onto power. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Sir Keir’s pledge card is destined for the scrapheap with all his other broken promises
The Labour leader’s Blair-like pledge card is meaningless and no substitute for a proper plan, writes Tory chairman Richard Holden Daily Express :: News Feed
Rishi Sunak suffers blow on borrowing pledge with increased cost worth £200 per head
The Office for National Statistics said November was the fourth highest borrowing on record for the month, though slightly down on last November. Daily Express :: News Feed
Rishi channels Maggie in immigration pledge
Rishi Sunak has invoked the spirit of Margaret Thatcher, vowing to stop illegal migration that threatens to “overwhelm” Europe. Daily Express :: News Feed
Russia and Ukraine hackers pledge to de-escalate attacks abiding by ‘Geneva Code’ of war
One of the groups which agreed to follow the new set of rules claimed at the weekend to have launched an attack against the Royal Family’s website. Daily Express :: World Feed
State pension could rise to £11,500 a year as Rishi Sunak ‘sticks to triple lock pledge’
Rishi Sunak has reiterated his support for the state pension triple lock in a “huge sigh of relief” for older Britons. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
NHS waiting lists hit record high of 7.6 million in England in new blow to Sunak’s pledge
NHS waiting lists have hit another record high, despite Rishi Sunak’s efforts to reduce them. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Lord Botham renews campaign pledge over TV licence fee for over-75s
Sir Ian Botham has ramped up calls for the over-75s to get free TV licences as he warned the BBC must ‘look after’ the elderly. Daily Express :: News Feed
Biden and Macron pledge to maintain a united front against Putin’s ‘brutality’ in Ukraine
President Emmanuel Macron was honoured at a State Dinner in Washington. Daily Express :: World Feed