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Conservative leader gives speech as Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains taxBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation,...
Ex-Greens co-leader urges council groups to reject Zionism policy
Exclusive: Adrian Ramsay calls conference motion a distraction and says councillors should maintain coalitions where possibleUK politics live – latest updatesAdrian Ramsay, the former co-leader of the Greens, has urged his party’s councillors to reject the newly...
Badenoch says Healey’s budget will be worse than Reeves’s if he doesn’t slash spending – UK politics live
Conservative leader to give a speech later, while Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains taxGood morning. John Healey, the chancellor, is delivering his first budget a week tomorrow, and this morning there are two news developments that will help to frame the...
Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budget
Cabinet colleagues have previously called for an increase but chancellor feels it might ultimately cost the TreasuryJohn Healey will not raise capital gains tax in next week’s budget, despite previous calls to do so from cabinet colleagues including Louise Haigh and...