57 h. ago Reform backs cryptocurrency tax cut as party receives first Bitcoin donations

Party chairman Zia Yusuf suggested the cut could generate up to £1 billion for the Treasury over a decade.

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69 h. ago Reform UK to accept donations via bitcoin, Nigel Farage says

Party leader says he wants UK to be a ‘crypto powerhouse’ during speech at Las Vegas conferenceReform UK will accept donations through bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Nigel Farage has announced.During an appearance at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, where he was introduced as a “UK presidential candidate”, Farage said: “As of now, provided you are an eligible UK donor we are the first political party in Britain that can accept donations in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.” Continue reading...

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5 d. 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.

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1 week ago EU urged to act over Hungary’s plans to ‘effectively outlaw free press’

Media figures speak out as Orbán’s party proposes penalising organisations that receive foreign fundingMore than 90 editors-in-chief and publishers from across Europe have signed a statement calling on the EU to take action over proposed legislation in Hungary, warning that, if passed, it could result in “effectively outlawing the free press”.Earlier this month, Viktor Orbán’s rightwing populist party, Fidesz, put forward legislation that would allow the government to monitor, penalise and potentially ban organisations that receive any sort of foreign funding, including donations or EU grants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago IMF urges US to curb deficit as Trump tax cut plan stirs debt fears

Top official Gita Gopinath warns over country’s ‘ever-increasing’ debt burden

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1 week ago Will the £20,000 cash Isa limit be cut? Five experts on what could REALLY happen to tax

The Treasury is set to launch a consultation into how Isas can be reformed. It will likely lead to the biggest shake-up of Isas in 26 years.

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2 w. ago ‘Absurd’: Republicans challenge Johnson to overhaul Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ as it remains on knife edge

Conservative Republicans want to see Medicaid work requirements start earlier while Republicans from New York and New Jersey are after an expensive tax cut

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2 w. ago Family of missing teen seen in disturbing doorbell footage sent twisted messages

Cole Cooper was last seen on May 4 when he went to a friend's party at around 3am - his family have received nasty messages suggesting he is dead and that the senders have information

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2 w. ago Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka receive temporary bans from New Zealand's Parliament

Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans from Parliament and severe censure, it was announced Wednesday, over their protest of a proposed law by performing a haka, a chanting dance of challenge, directed at their opponents

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3 w. ago DAN HODGES: Tripling down on rape gangs and inviting even more Indians over to take our jobs. The British people are sick of Keir Starmer

So now we know. Keir Starmer's response to the drubbing he and his party received in Thursday's local elections will not be a reverse on winter fuel. Or a clear response to spiralling immigration.

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