Category: Thinktanks

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwingerStarmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people...

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Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – UK politics live

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwingerStarmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people...

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Labour set to raise tuition fees amid deepening university financial crisis – UK politics live

Fees could rise from £9,250 to about £9,500 and the move is expected to come into force from September 2025Starmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people smugglers like terrorists”. And...

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NHS £22.6bn funding boost in England ‘not enough’, warn health experts

The chancellor’s budget spending increase will largely be absorbed by pre-existing plans, says top thinktankMedical experts have warned the boost to NHS funding in England unveiled in the budget will not be enough to...

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Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five yearsRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed...

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Reeves’s long-term spending figures almost as unrealistic as Tories’ were, IFS says – UK politics live

Institute for Fiscal Studies says budget ‘looks like the same silly games’ as seen under the ConservativesRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed Balls,...

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Shares in UK gambling firms fall £2bn amid talk of higher taxes in budget

Thinktank reports saying sector should be hit with extra £900m to £3bn in levies prompt market selloffBusiness live – latest updatesShares in British gambling companies have dropped sharply, reducing the stock...

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Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services

About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules• How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache Scores of Labour MPs are pleading...

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Labour warned £22bn shortfall will last years without higher taxes or cuts

Resolution Foundation says overspend chancellor claims she inherited will persist unless tough choices are madeReeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two horsesLabour weighs £3bn tax rise on gambling...

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Rachel Reeves considering raising capital gains tax as high as 39%

Exclusive: Rates of 33% to 39% being tested as Treasury source says tax-raising plans are in ‘complete disarray’Rachel Reeves is considering raising capital gains tax to as high as 39% in the budget, the Guardian can...

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Rachel Reeves considers raising capital gains tax to 39%

Exclusive: Rates of 33% to 39% being tested as Treasury source says tax-raising plans are in ‘complete disarray’Rachel Reeves is considering raising capital gains tax as high as 39% in the budget, the Guardian can...

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