Category: Tax

Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened

Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance taxChris Philp, the shadow home secretary, is speaking now at the conference. He described Nick Timothy as the “Bob the Builder” of...

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Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as Badenoch rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speechUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has announced the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax...

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Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers

Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to themMinisters are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound...

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Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests

Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off billsBillions of pounds worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government...

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UK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimants

Work and pensions secretary says the current system is flawed because it consigns too many people to a life on benefits when they would be better off working‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour...

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UK politics live: Burnham says he wants to fight next election on plan for new taxes to pay for free social care in England

PM appears to be anticipating criticism of reforms that he will set out on Tuesday at the Labour party conference‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conferenceKuenssberg puts it to Burnham that,...

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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxesA thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax...

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New leader of Reform UK in Wales named after defeating rival by just two votes – UK politics live

Helen Jenner will be party’s new head in Senedd after a narrow victory over Jason O’ConnellHere are some more lines from Max Wilkinson’s speech to the Lib Dem conference this morning.Wilkinson, the Lib Dem home affairs...

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Lib Dems propose big tech levy to fund £250m online crime agency

Ed Davey’s party makes series of conference proposals to counter members’ concern voters don’t know its policies or what it stands forThe Liberal Democrats say they will tax big tech to finance a new online crime agency, as they...

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