Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according...
Read MoreBusinesses pay hundreds of millions of pounds more and losing trust in HMRC, reports National Audit Office An increasingly complex tax system is burdening the government and businesses with hundreds of millions of pounds more in...
Read MoreStuart Machin also speculates about whether successive governments have been guilty of ‘snobbery’ towards retailThe chief executive of Marks & Spencer has called on the UK government to delay or ease planned tax...
Read MoreSiddiq says in resignation letter that staying would be a ‘distraction’ amid ongoing controversy over her links to her aunt, the former Bangladeshi PMStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the...
Read MoreShadow home secretary calls for a rethink in relations with Beijing but Labour highlights events during Cameron’s premiershipAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set...
Read MoreRule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutralA flat tax rate is an “attractive idea”, which the Conservatives would aim for if in power, Kemi...
Read MoreSpeaker tells MPs not to criticise Prince Andrew after court lifted anonymity ruling in case of alleged Chinese spyAsked again about China, Starmer says:Our approach is the approach I’ve just set out.It’s important...
Read MoreChancellor understood to be determined to keep policy despite Treasury analysing ways to soften impactRachel Reeves is holding firm against a U-turn on inheritance tax for farmers, despite the Treasury analysing ways of...
Read MoreExclusive: Government looks at changing rules so older farmers do not have to live for seven years after making a gift to avoid the taxNew inheritance tax rules for farmers could be changed to make it easier for those 80n and...
Read MoreSteve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain• UK politics live – latest updatesThe environment secretary has promised to reform the food system to ensure...
Read MoreJeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing...
Read MoreClarkson tells rally at Westminster that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing inheritance...
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