This 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 MoreFormer Bank of England economist Andy Haldane said the markets regarded this government as ‘a pretty traditional tax and spend socialist government with better TikTok videos’. Harsh criticism or truth? As pressure mounts on the...
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 MorePM responds to criticism from former Bank of England chief economistWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy Burnham’s meeting with the Nato secretary general Mark Rutte later.Today I...
Read MoreCentre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influential policy plan that is reportedly going to...
Read More‘It’s going to be challenging because the picture around the world is challenging and particularly the situation in the Middle East,’ says PMWes Streeting, the defence secretary, has posted this on social media ahead of Andy...
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 MoreMore than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job lossesHundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy...
Read MoreMany mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesMinisters are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping...
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...
Read MoreMany mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job lossesUK politics live – latest updatesHolidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays across large parts of...
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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