by Chris Rogers | 18 May 2017 | Politics
Rumours have abounded in the past 24 hours that Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond may not be returning to 11 Downing Street irrespective of whether the Tories win or lose the election. Questions over Mr Hammond’s future are nothing new. At various points...
by Chris Rogers | 17 May 2017 | Politics
In the most presidential of British elections, the leaked Labour manifesto did at least give some respite to the incessant ‘Theresa vs Jeremy’ narrative. Not that the ability and capability of the Prime Minister isn’t important – of course it is – but the...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | Economy, Politics
No-one ever said the job of Chancellor was easy. Philip Hammond has been finding that out the hard way since Wednesday. Criticised by many among his own Conservative ranks, and now the subject of a campaign by The Sun to quash the increase in National Insurance...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Mar 2017 | Economy, Whitehouse News
With Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivering the last Spring Budget, the Whitehouse team have analysed the big announcements and their impact across the areas of health, energy, transport, education and financial services. To read our reaction and...
by Chris Rogers | 8 Mar 2017 | Politics
Fixed term parliaments be damned. Theresa May should go to the country by calling an early General Election. So said Lord William Hague, former Tory leader, former Foreign Secretary and very definition of a Conservative ‘big beast’ in his Daily Telegraph column...
