45 h. ago Nigel Farage has earned more than £1m from 'second jobs' since general election

Twelve-job Nigel makes almost £200,000 from Cameo alone

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69 h. ago Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – UK politics live

The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understa...

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3 d. ago Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live

Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobilityVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understand tha...

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4 d. ago Scottish electric car manufacturer Munro reveals plans for 300 jobs after fresh investment

Glasgow firm aims to ramp up production to 5,000 vehicles a year

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2 w. ago Can London survive 16 YEARS of Sadiq? Khan suggests he will run for a FOURTH term as the capital's mayor to stretch his rule to 2032

The Labour politician, who was first elected London mayor in 2016, said he had the 'best job in politics' as he set out an ambition to remain in City Hall.

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2 w. ago How Trump’s assault on US wind industry threatens jobs and power for nearly 5m homes

US president’s offshore wind crackdown targets nine projects, threatening jobs, homes and the clean energy transitionDonald Trump has jettisoned Republicans’ long-standing “all of the above” approach to energy by using the US government to aggressively stamp out clean energy projects – particularly offshore wind turbines.The scale of the intervention is remarkable – a total of nine already permitted offshore wind projects that were set to provide electricity to nearly 5m households and create around 9,000 jobs in the US are under investigation or have already been paused by the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage says UK shouldn't be 'world's food bank' as he unveils migration plan

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vowed to toughen up the rules by demanding migrants earn higher salaries and meet a higher standard of English

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3 w. ago Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut up to 1,000 jobs at its electric auto plant in Cologne, Germany due to lower than expected demand for battery-powered cars

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