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Cabinet arrives for first meeting since Budget
The Cabinet convened for its first meeting after the Chancellor laid out the Budget. Includes: Angela Rayner Yvette Cooper Shabana Mahmood Wes Streeting Bridget Phillipson Ed Miliband Jonathan Reynolds Peter Kyle Louise Haigh Steve Reed...
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Farmers call for inheritance tax U-turn
Reversing plans to charge inheritance tax on farms is “the only sensible course of action”, the head of the National Farmers’ Union, Tom Bradshaw, has said as he prepares for crunch talks with the Environment Secretary. NFU president Tom...
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Difficult decisions needed after Tory black hole - Starmer
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in the West Midlands and said “difficult decisions” had to be made to address the £22 billion black the Government inherited after an Autmun Budget which saw taxes rise.
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Chancellor and PM tell nurses the NHS workload will ‘go up, not down’
The NHS’s workload is “likely to go up, not down”, Sir Keir Starmer warned, as he hinted at reforms the Government might make to assist healthcare staff. Health service workers pressed the Prime Minister about his plans to help them deal...
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NHS workload will ‘go up, not down’, Starmer warns after new health funding
The NHS’s workload is “likely to go up, not down”, Sir Keir Starmer warned, as he hinted at reforms the Government might make to assist healthcare staff. Health service workers pressed the Prime Minister about his plans to help them deal...
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Certain tax cuts are set to expire next year. Here's what that means
Certain tax cuts are set to expire at the end of next year, and that could mean 'a mixed bag of pros and cons' according to Jared Feldman, a tax advisor at accounting firm Anchin. (Scripps News)
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Nineteen-year-old hands letter to Downing Street calling for scrapping tax on defibrillators
Sadie Dwyer, David Stockdale, nineteen-year-old cardiac arrest survivor Jack Hurley, Colin Hurley and Steve Fereday hand a letter to No 10 Downing Street, in London, calling on the Government to Scrap the Heart Restart Tax by removing...
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Winter fuel payments given to 11.6m pensioners last year
Winter fuel payments to pensioners rose to 11.6 million last year, new figures show as the Government continues to face a backlash over its plan to cut back the benefit. The number of people who received the payment last winter was...
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Sir Ed Davey says news of migrant deaths in the English Channel 'another tragedy'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called the news of deaths in the English Channel “another tragedy”. He said: “It shows that the Conservative policy failed to stop the boats. We do need to stop the boats. “The Liberal Democrats have...
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Press conference with TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak
Press conference with TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak before the TUC conference in Brighton. Also includes B-roll from a photocall outside on the beach.
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Managers support plans to strengthen workers’ rights
The Government’s plans to strengthen workers’ rights has won fresh support from managers as a union leader highlighted the positive benefits of halting a “race to the bottom” in the world of work. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI)...
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Hunter Biden expected to change not guilty plea in federal tax evasion case
Hunter Biden is now expected to plead guilty to federal charges over an alleged four-year scheme to evade paying taxes totaling at least $1.4 million. (Scripps News)
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Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly talks to the media
James Cleverly talks to the media after launching his campaign for leadership of the Tory party. Shadow home secretary James Cleverly suggested he would cut welfare to spend more on defence and lower taxes.
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James Cleverly accuses Starmer of 'vandalism' on defence funding
James Cleverly has accused Sir Keir Starmer of an “act of vandalism” on defence funding as he committed to spend 3% of gross domestic product in response to growing international threats. In what was described as a Major speech in his...
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James Cleverly pledges 3% GDP defence spending if made prime minister
James Cleverly calls for 3% GDP defence spending if Prime Minister at a Conservative Leadership speech. He also called out Keir Starmer for 'vandalism' on defence funding.
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‘Woeful budgeting’ in Home Office causing repeated overspends on asylum – IFS
“Woeful budgeting” at the Home Office has caused repeated overspends on asylum, a fiscal watchdog has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the department had frequently spent far more than it had budgeted for asylum, border,...
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Rachel Reeves expected to unveil £20 billion hole in public finances
Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20 billion, signalling that tax rises could be on the way. The Chancellor will on Monday set out the results of the spending audit she ordered Treasury...
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Sunak: Tax cuts for businesses and families 'at risk' if Labour are elected
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has claimed tax cuts for businesses and families will be put at risk if he is no longer Prime Minister. as he spoke in a Q&A with staff at a distribution company in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Asked how he would...
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Rishi Sunak told to tax 'millionaires and billionaires' during campaign stop in Derbyshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a visit to a pottery factory in Derbyshire, was told by an audience member to tax 'the millionaires and billionaires'.
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Keir Starmer hit back at claims he won't deliver on tax promises
Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at claims that he may be unable to deliver on his tax and spending commitments.The Labour leader said; “I don’t accept the proposition that the economy cannot be better than it is now, and a lot of the...
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Starmer hits back at claims he won't deliver on tax promises
Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at claims that he may be unable to deliver on his tax and spending commitments. The Labour leader said; “I don’t accept the proposition that the economy cannot be better than it is now, and a lot of the...
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The number of people crossing the Channel now is shocking - Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer interview as Labour took its General Election campaign to Swindon. The Labour leader addresses Wednesday's inflation figures, record small boat crossings and Labour's tax policy.
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Starmer visits bar in Hampshire to discuss Labour's plan for small businesses
Footage of leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, as he visited a bar in Basingstoke, Hampshire, whilst on the 2024 General Election campaign trail, to discuss his party's plans for small businesses. He was accompanied by Theo...
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Rachel Reeves reacts to GDP figures showing no growth in April
Rachel Reeves reacts to GDP figures as the UK economy recorded no growth in April, according to the Office for National Statistics. Gross domestic product (GDP) was flat during the month, following growth of 0.4% in March, the ONS said.