16 h. ago Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cuts to services

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

Economics

21 h. ago Major council tax rule changes could impact millions of Brits

A debt expert has shared her five top tips to make sure you don't get into trouble with your council tax payments

Economics

22 h. ago Minister insists ‘those with broadest shoulders should carry greatest burden’ over wealth tax

Labour’s Transport Secretary Hedi Alexander has refused to rule out a wealth tax when pressed on whether it is being considered.

Politics

30 h. ago Labour refuses to rule out wealth tax to fill gaping hole in finances after £5billion welfare retreat

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure from unions and Labour MPs to introduce a levy on the rich after the £5billion welfare retreat.

Economics

33 h. ago Labour refuses to rule out wealth tax to fill gaping hole in finances after £5billion welfare retreat

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure from unions and Labour MPs to introduce a levy on the rich after the £5billion welfare retreat.

Economics

56 h. ago Unless we live within our means, Reeves' teardrops will become a torrent

The Chancellor told the Guardian newspaper on Saturday that it was impossible to rule out tax increases, which is a politician's way of saying they'll have to rise.

Society

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Economics

4 d. ago Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises after ‘damaging’ welfare bill U

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Economics

4 d. ago Reeves says welfare fallout ‘damaging’ and declines to rule out tax hikes

The Chancellor warned there would be ‘costs to what happened’ as she faced questions about how she would cover the shortfall left by concessions.

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says she cannot rule out autumn tax rises after ‘damaging’ week

Exclusive: Chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns ‘there are costs’ to welfare bill U-turnRachel Reeves has said it is impossible for her to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget and insisted she never thought about quitting despite a turbulent week for her and the government.In an interview with the Guardian, the chancellor said “there are costs” to the watering down of the welfare bill and acknowledged it had been a “damaging” week for Downing Street. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Katie Price shares major update on Harvey’s future after council axes college funding

Katie Price, previously also known as Jordan, has this week opened up about her eldest son Harvey - whom she shares with former Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke

Economics

5 d. ago Starmer defends Reeves but refuses to rule out tax rises as he announces 10

PM says only possible to transform the NHS due to decisions taken by chancellor, and denies the pressure is too much for herStreeting says he has to go to the Commons to make a statement to MPs.But first he introduces Rachel Reeves, saying that she has put an extra £29bn into the NHS.It is thanks to her leadership that we’ve seen interest rates in our country fall four times. It’s thanks to her leadership that we see wages finally rising faster than the cost of living. And it’s thanks to her leadership we have the fastest growing economy in the G7.If Australia can effectively serve communities living in the remote outback, we can meet the needs of people living in rural England.If community health teams can go door to door to prevent ill health in Brazil, we can do the same in Bradford. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago House voting on rule to pave the way to final debate on Trump’s tax

Procedural vote would open final debate but measure has already been voted against by enough Republicans to have it failWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Republican voters on Trump legislation: ‘This bill is a no-brainer!’Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Starmer backs tearful Reeves – but refuses to rule out tax rises after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

Economics

6 d. ago Business confidence remains weak after NI and wage cost hikes, says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce urged the Government to rule out further tax hikes for firms later this year.

Economics

6 d. ago Starmer fails to back tearful Reeves – or rule out tax rises – after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

Economics

6 d. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Keir Starmer refuses to rule out tax rises after Labour MPs force U

The Prime Minister refused to be drawn on whether he would increase tax later this year.

Politics

6 d. ago PMQs latest: Starmer fails to rule out tax rises in autumn after welfare U

Watering down of legislation represents most significant knock to prime minister’s leadership since coming into power a year ago

Economics

6 d. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Minister won’t rule out tax rises and says climbdown will come at a ‘cost’

Watering down of legislation represents most significant knock to prime minister’s leadership since coming into power a year ago

Economics