Death and taxes, so they say, are the two great inevitables in life. But that’s only half true for Britain’s super-rich who have invented a million and one ways to keep their taxes low. That’s why Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to use her Budget to restore fair play to the tax system and put up…
BBC The family of Dawn Sturgess, who died six years ago after coming into contact with Novichok, have been calling on Vladimir Putin to speak to the inquiry after her death in the Salisbury poisonings. I put their request directly to Andrei Kelin, the Russian ambassador to the UK, in as part of a wide-ranging…
The British government is being careful not to call Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s trip to China a “reset” in the relationship, instead framing it as a “new starting point”. It might be difficult to see what the difference is. But the UK-China relationship has been unstable for years and there appears to be a definite…
Extending a freeze on income tax thresholds in the budget would not break Labour’s election manifesto, government sources have suggested. The current freeze in thresholds, brought in by the previous Conservative government after the pandemic, is due to expire in 2028. However, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is now expected to prolong this for another two years…
We’ve known all the long that the Labour Party would hike one of the most hated taxes of all, inheritance tax (IHT), even if they refused to admit it during the election campaign. The left have been desperate to hike IHT for years, in their battle to reduce wealth inequality. Finally, they’ve got their chance….
Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris has increasingly questioned former President Donald Trump’s ability to handle the demands of another four years in the White House as she seeks to contrast her age with Trump’s. “I’m seeing that his team at least is saying he’s suffering from exhaustion,” Harris, who turns 60 on Sunday, told…
Harris, Trump trade barbs while campaigning in Michigan – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump held several campaign events in the battleground state of Michigan Friday. Speaking in Grand Rapids, Harris touted her support for union labor, while Trump has taken an unusual tack by criticizing Detroit…
One in five councillors in England and Wales have received death threats or threats of violence, according to a new survey. The findings from the Local Government Association (LGA) come as the group calls for the UK government to take more action to protect councillors and other local political figures. Almost three-quarters of those who…
BBC Howard Beckett had argued claims against him were “baseless” A senior official at one of the UK’s largest trade unions has lost an unfair dismissal claim amid a police investigation into allegations of bribery, fraud and money-laundering at the organisation. Howard Beckett was assistant general secretary at Unite the Union until his suspension in…
Donald Trump, who turned 78 in June, would be the oldest person in U.S. history to be elected president if he wins in November. The question of age and fitness for office has flared repeatedly this political season, including on Tuesday when one interviewer asked Trump whether he would appoint a CEO his own age….
