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This year has seen the biggest single wealth exodus ever recorded, and they are taking an estimated £70bn GBP out of the country with them, writes Jamila Robertson for CityAM. Rachel Reeves’ now historic Budget carried on where her last left off – bruising business, threatening jobs and further squeezing working people. It raised taxes by £26bn; saw a ‘mansion tax’ levied on all properties over £2m; the income tax threshold extended for a further three years; caps on ISAs and

Rachel Reeves has learnt nothing from her last Budget, writes . Jamila Robertson in her City AM column. This week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a speech to set the context for her upcoming budget, which sent the FTSE tumbling by 57 points and the pound falling to a seven-month low.  Reeves’ upcoming Budget is a can she kicked down the road back in September, when 30-year gilts had reached their highest level since 1998. In her speech, 370 days after her last budget a

Rachel Reeves’ plans for a youth guarantee scheme and lifting the two-child benefit cap are not enough to tackle the spiralling welfare...

Nearly 12 per cent of people on universal credit are graduates. It’s time our universities stepped up by training students for the jobs...

Millennials make up the largest age cohort in many of the areas where the Conservatives need to shore up support. To win us back the...

In her monthly City AM column , Jamila Robertson outlines how rethinking our high streets could heal our housing crisis. Tomorrow marks...

Welfare U-turn shows Starmer puts party ahead of country, writes Jamila Robertson in CityAM. The Conservatives are the only political...

For her column in CITY AM , Jamila Robertson suggests we give new Mayors taxation powers to stop the millionaire exodus. Today, voters...

Jamila Robertson outlines why Labour’s plan of 5,000 apprentices won’t build 1.5 (or 1.3) million homes. In the Spring Statement,...

Jamila Robertson outlines in  City AM why upskilling the workforce starts at school.  With youth unemployment on the rise, now is not...

I was delighted to make my debut for  City AM on the controversial topic of Working From Home (WFH). You can read the full article on...

It's been a labour of love to launch the Mod Cons Podcast, with the fantastic Laura Burns and Stewart Waine. At Mod Cons we hope to be a...

Jamila Robertson Makes Her Jeremy Vine Debut. I was delighted to make my debut on the Jeremy Vine show on Tuesday, 3rd September 2024. I...

Last night, Rishi Sunak and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Brent East, Jamila Robertson, visited Neasden Temple in the final...

It has been an honour to speak with the residents of Brent East and have the opportunity to represent your views in Parliament. I have...

A celebration of Inspirational Women has been held at Number 10 Downing Street.  Jamila Robertson was joined by other female candidates...

I was honoured to be approached by photographer Tom Oldham, to take part in his exhibition 'The Hopefuls'. The non-partisan project aims...

I recently visited a Pharmacy First pharmacy in Brondesbury to discuss the rollout of Pharmacy First. I was delighted to hear from the...

I was delighted to be joined by Parliamentary Candidate for Harrow East, Bob Blackman, and Ameet Jogia, Parliamentary Candidate for...

It was fantastic to attend Queens Park Community School for a morning of mock interviews, and to provide CV feedback for pupils in years...