Category: Inheritance tax

Tory HQ resists calls to refer Menzies allegations to police – UK politics live

Internal investigation under way but party has not announced that police have been called inDuring questions in the Commons on next week’s business, Penny Mordaunt, leader of the house, said that MPs would debate the...

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Keir Starmer calls for police investigation into Mark Menzies allegations – UK politics live

Labour leader says there are ‘a lot of unanswered questions’ over allegations including why the Conservatives took so long to actDuring questions in the Commons on next week’s business, Penny Mordaunt, leader...

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Starmer says Labour will ‘meet fire with fire’ if Tories resort to dirty tactics during election – UK politics live

Labour leader says Conservatives will ‘go low’ in election this year and Labour are prepared to match them if they doStarmer says being in opposition is frustrating, and he accuses the Tories of treating it as...

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Rishi Sunak says his ‘working assumption’ is that general election will take place in second half of 2024 – UK politics live

PM appears to rule out spring election after recent speculation it could be held in MayStarmer says being in opposition is frustrating, and he accuses the Tories of treating it as performance art.He is now on the passage about...

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Keir Starmer plays down talk of Labour offering tax cuts, saying growth should be priority – UK politics live

Labour leader says his party does not support Tory idea of cutting inheritance tax Starmer says being in opposition is frustrating, and he accuses the Tories of treating it as performance art.He is now on the passage about his...

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Jeremy Hunt denies opting for ‘crowd-pleasing’ pre-election taxes

Chancellor defends decision to cut national insurance by 2p, while Labour says rise in energy bills will absorb tax cuts UK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Hunt has said he did not opt for “crowd-pleasing...

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Pressure grows on Hunt to cut income tax as millions more face paying it

Hopes that nearly 4 million low paid UK workers would be able to keep more of their earnings if personal allowances are uprated‘I’m reducing my hours’: fiscal drag’s impact in the cost of living...

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Jeremy Hunt faces red wall revolt if he delivers ‘a budget for the rich’

The chancellor’s potential inheritance tax cut in Wednesday’s budget would aid millionaires amid a cost of living crisis Jeremy Hunt faces a backlash from “red wall” Tory MPs if he uses a fiscal windfall...

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