7 h. ago Rachel Reeves' £2million mansion tax: How could it work and what would it do to the housing market?

The potential mansion tax is the latest in a long line of property taxes that are reportedly being considered ahead of the Budget.

Economics

14 h. ago Threat of a mansion tax sparks house market havoc... as Housing Secretary refuses FOUR TIMES to rule out new socialist levy in Budget

After Housing Secretary Steve Reed (pictured) refused four times to rule out the proposal yesterday, estate agents said it would 'hasten the stampede' of people leaving the country.

Economics

19 h. ago Mansion wealth tax wouldn’t fill Budget black hole, economists warn Reeves

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

Economics

26 h. ago More signs Reeves is planning a 'class war' mansion tax: Now Housing Secretary refuses FOUR TIMES to rule out 'house price levy' in Budget that would hit middle

It was this weekend revealed how Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit those with homes worth more than £2million with a punitive levy in the Budget next month.

Economics

27 h. ago Four out of five homes hit by a Labour mansion tax 'would be in London and SE'

Latest Budget rumours suggest homeowners could face 1% annual bill on properties worth more than £2million

Events

28 h. ago Mansion tax idea is incoherent, former Bank of England boss warns Reeves

Lord King, who ran the Bank of England for ten years, said problems will not be resolved by ‘just adding another wealth tax’

Events

38 h. ago The public will recoil at a mansion tax. Unlike the unpopular Labour Party, most voters don't want class warfare: STEPHEN GLOVER

Starmer and Reeves are doomed - distrusted by most Labour MPs and detested throughout the land. Sir Keir probably won't be PM this time next year and Rachel will no longer be Chancellor.

Politics

39 h. ago Minister behind Labour's mansion tax spends £900 of YOUR cash on a desk

Torsten Bell also charged taxpayers £600 for three chairs for his office and claimed more than £200 on his Parliamentary expenses for professional help to assemble the furniture.

Economics

41 h. ago Presenter Kirstie Allsopp joins backlash against Reeves's plan for new mansion tax

The Location, Location, Location presenter joined a chorus of economists and experts in urging Labour to rule out the proposal to slap a punitive levy on high-value homes in next month's Budget.

Economics

44 h. ago Presenter Kirstie Allsopp joins backlash against Reeves' plan for new mansion tax

The Location, Location, Location presenter joined a chorus of economists and experts in urging Labour to rule out the proposal to slap a punitive levy on high-value homes in next month's Budget.

Economics

44 h. ago Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat

Health secretary urges party to take Caerphilly result to heart as Lucy Powell gets to work as deputy leaderSenior Labour figures including Wes Streeting have said the government must project optimism and delivery after losing a Welsh Senedd byelection amid rising concern about midterm fatigue and a loss of momentum.The health secretary warned that the party must counter a “growing sense of despair” and show voters tangible proof of change after its defeat last week in Caerphilly, a town that had been Labour for more than 100 years. Continue reading...

Events

48 h. ago Furious battle over Budget inside government as Starmer urged to stop mansion tax plan

Rachel Reeves is said to be seriously considering a mansion tax to fill an estimated £40 billion budget black hole and appease the left of the Labour Party

Politics

49 h. ago Fury at Reeves's mansion tax raid on homes: Chancellor is accused of 'incoherent' class war 

Baron King lashed out after it was revealed the Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit those with homes worth more than £2million with a punitive levy in the Budget next month.

Society

65 h. ago Rachel Reeves' mansion tax raid plot: Class war plan will punish hard work and aspiration, say critics who warn NOTHING is safe from Labour

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit homeowners with a new mansion tax costing thousands of pounds a year as part of a class war plan being considered for next month's Budget.

Events

4 d. ago Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader

Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless LabourUK politics live – latest updatesPlaid Cymru can offer a positive vision for Wales for voters who want to reject the divisiveness of Reform UK, the party’s leader has said after a triumphant Welsh parliamentary byelection.Rhun ap Iorwerth said the 47% win for his party in the Caerphilly byelection was a rejection of Reform and its focus on immigration, which, while important, did not overshadow more pressing issues, such as healthcare and housing. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Keir Starmer is 'out of touch' with Labour voters and must be clearer about party's 'purpose' says soft

Lucy Powell hit out at the Prime Minister in the lead-up to poll closing today in a deputy leadership election that could trigger a major new schism in Labour and see it tack even further to the left.

Politics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves ‘plots tax raid on solicitors and GPs in crackdown on UK’s wealthy’

Chancellor to crack down on loophole under which partners do not pay employer national insurance

Economics

6 d. ago Fresh Reform UK surge puts Nigel Farage's party on course to win Welsh Senedd elections ahead of Labour and Plaid Cymru

The Beaufort Research survey found Nigel Farage's party were backed by 30 per cent of Welsh voters - up five percentage points from a previous poll in June.

Politics

7 d. ago We must turn Labour around, deputy leadership frontrunner warns Starmer as she hits out at ‘mistakes’

Exclusive: Frontrunner for deputy leadership takes aim at PM over ‘mis-steps and mistakes’, saying she was sacked for opposing cuts and that the party must reconnect with lost voters - but not by copying Reform

Events

7 d. ago MTG warns Republicans ‘will lose the House’ in midterms if they don’t help with rising everyday costs

Georgia populist warns her party to address cost of living to keep voters onside

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