Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research revealsBritish politics is increasingly being funded by individual billionaires with a wave of mega-donations having flooded into UK political...
Read MoreExclusive: Lib Dem leader bullish ahead of party conference despite static poll ratings and MPs’ frustrationsThe Liberal Democrats have begun work on a new manifesto in case of a possible snap election, as Ed Davey said he...
Read MoreThis blog is now closedAndrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions.Q: You want the government to pause the making tax digital programme. Is that an admission that the last government got this wrong...
Read MoreIt comes after the Green leader, who is standing as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, recorded a campaign video in UrduAndrew Griffith has delivered his speech, and he is now taking questions.Q: You want the...
Read MoreThe Conservatives want to brand Burnham’s administration as a ‘traditional tax and spend socialist government’Good morning. With less than six weeks so go until the budget, economics is rising up the agenda at Westminster. The...
Read MorePM’s spokesperson says those whose only income is the state pension should not pay income tax in this parliament despite the expected rise to £13,000The Liberal Democrats have said that they will try to introduce a cap on the...
Read MoreTory and Whig MPs were central to funding trafficking of enslaved people and many opposed abolition of the slave tradeThere is a British culture of celebrating the abolition of slavery without acknowledging that the country...
Read MoreSpecial approval needed for amount that surpassed what Chris Wormald was ‘contractually entitled to’The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout of almost £860,000 when he was forced out of the top...
Read MoreThe bill would have allowed terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsWhile the debate continues, we have a comment from Sam Royston, executive director...
Read MoreBill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsWhile the debate continues, we have a comment from Sam Royston, executive director of research...
Read MoreBill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsEsther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because...
Read MoreDowning Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs, not a flat feeTourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plansThe Centre for Cities, a...
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