44 h. ago Family SUVs face road tax hikes under new proposals pushed by Labour politicians

The call for higher levies on large SUVs, often chosen by families for their space, came from Labour and Green party members of the London Assembly.

Politics

66 h. ago Angela Rayner sees surge in popularity after she called on Rachel Reeves to bring in tax rises for the wealthy

Angela Rayner has had a huge leap in popularity among Labour members after demanding tax rises.

Economics

66 h. ago Labour's 'winter fuel death tax': Tens of thousands of grieving families could be hounded to pick up their dead elderly relative's HMRC bill

The families of dead pensioners could be hounded by the taxman under Labour's winter fuel payments U-turn, it emerged yesterday.

Events

3 d. ago Labour will take extra tax from millions of pensioners after paying them a winter fuel allowance

A complicated solution being mooted to defuse fury at Labour slashing the benefit - worth up to £300 - would see it handed to all the older generation this season.

Economics

3 d. ago Five million pensioners STILL won't get to keep winter fuel allowance after Labour's U

A complicated solution being mooted to defuse fury at Labour slashing the benefit - worth up to £300 - would see it handed to all the older generation this season.

Economics

3 d. ago Five MILLION pensioners could get winter fuel allowance in chaotic Labour U

The complicated solution has been mooted after months of scrambling to defuse fury at the policy.

Economics

3 d. ago Young and black employees most likely to have workplace monitored according to new report

A new report warns privacy rights are potentially being breached, suggesting an urgent need for legal reform so workers can have a say over how they are monitored

Politics

4 d. ago Voices: Are Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer in denial about the ‘T’ word?

In a key speech in Rochdale, the chancellor stuck to Labour's manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance for employees and VAT, saying she had ‘absolutely no intention’ of repeating the £40bn tax hike in her first Budget. Her words may well come back to haunt her, warns Andrew Grice

Politics

4 d. ago Labour ‘at war’ over Reeves’ spending review amid fears manifesto pledges will be ditched

Chancellor is facing a push to consider wealth taxes instead of cuts before she publishes her spending review next week

Events

6 d. ago Overdue invoices in Scotland drop to 2025 low, new R3 research shows

The number of overdue invoices on the books of Scottish businesses dropped to the lowest level in 2025 so far in April, according to new research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body.

Politics

6 d. ago Starmer defies Labour clamour for tax hikes to fund more welfare as he hints at winter fuel allowance move soon

Keir Starmer poured cold water on left-wing demands for 'wealth taxes' to fund spending on benefits and service, arguing that the burden is already 'high'.

Economics

7 d. ago Tories accuse Labour of backing 'tax on bath time' as water firms push for summer surcharges

The Tories insist Labour has been caught ‘red-handed’ with a policy that is ‘class war in action’

Economics

7 d. ago Brace for the 'bathtime tax' Bigger families face being punished with huge bills as Labour 'backs plans to ramp up charges on high users'

The government has voiced support for suppliers testing new tariffs that penalise households consuming the most.

Economics

8 d. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Like an alcoholic reaching for the bottle, Labour are addicted to a greedy gulp of the old tax and spend

Watching the Labour Government trying to manage the UK economy is like watching an alcoholic trying to deal with a lifetime of addiction.

Politics

9 d. ago Revealed: How Farage’s £80bn tax cuts would benefit the richest most

Exclusive: Calculations for The Independent reveal the richest tenth of the population would gain almost four times as much as the poorest 10 per cent from Reform’s tax plans

Economics

9 d. ago Labour and SNP call for Scottish Highlands campervan tax saying roads cannot cope with soaring number of tourists from across the world

Some 36,000 campervans visited the Highlands in 2022 with many encouraged by the development of the North Coast 500, a scenic 500-mile route dubbed 'Scotland's Route 66'.

Politics

9 d. ago Prime Minister Farage? He’s serious about that – it’s time the country was too | Gaby Hinsliff

His tax-and-spending maths may be bonkers, but while Labour dithers, the Reform leader knows just what his voters wantIf Nigel Farage has a secret weapon, it is his seeming refusal to take things seriously.His habit of repairing to the pub at any opportunity – though in private, he’s said to barely drink now – and the cheerfully unabashed amateurishness of his operation have long made other politicians look stuffy by comparison. But the chaos is also, as it was for Boris Johnson, a means of defence.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Farmer, 78, killed himself because he feared Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid, coroner concludes, as his distraught children urge Labour to ditch hated policy before more deaths

Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died while consumed with worry about the implications of the budget - 24 hours before it was announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a coroner found.

Events

1 week ago Car factories in the UK record lowest output in over 70 years

British vehicle production fell by 15% in April, marking the lowest level since 1952. Easter falling late, the switch to EVs and tariffs are all ton blame, but is there any hope for the future?

Politics

1 week ago How WILL you pay for that, Nigel? Farage admits Reform's costings might be 'optimistic' as he vows '£80bn' tax cut while axing two

Nigel Farage trolled that Keir Starmer is 'terrified' of the threat from the insurgents as he committed to scrap the two-child benefit cap and fully restore winter fuel payments.

Economics