Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be investedUK politics live – latest updatesHolidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays in England under...
Read MoreThe sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayorsGood morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was then mayor of Greater Manchester, and his close friend and ally Steve Rotheram,...
Read MoreWall Street billionaire tells Andy Burnham and John Healey ahead of October budget that hike could put investment at risk, it is understoodJamie Dimon, the chief executive of the largest US bank, JP Morgan, is understood to have...
Read MoreFee of £1,709 compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to Home Office dataPeople applying to become British citizens are charged more than five times the amount it costs the Home Office to process...
Read MoreThe Sussexes must have hoped for a warm welcome. Then they read the king’s delicately savage letter about ‘private citizens’ As welcome-back-to-Britain gestures go, the lord chamberlain’s letter, sent on behalf of King Charles...
Read MoreExclusive: Claimants could trade part of payment for specialist equipment, services or training under proposalSome disabled people could receive “in kind” support rather than just cash payments under a radical overhaul of the...
Read MorePaul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentimentAndy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmood’s migration reforms or risk overstretching social care and fuelling...
Read MoreCritics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlementJohn Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid...
Read MoreSagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in 1990s, will likely face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contestA former child refugee who became the leader of Camden council has been selected to be the Labour candidate for the...
Read MoreSpiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violenceProminent British rabbis have backed Ed Miliband’s sanctions on Israeli settlements, warning that the time for...
Read MoreParty denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up...
Read MoreWall Street CEO holds meeting with John Healey amid speculation over windfall tax on banks in October budgetJamie Dimon, the chief executive of the largest US bank, JP Morgan, is understood to have warned the UK chancellor John...
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