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Express Politics8 May 2026

Treasury responds as support soars for £18,000 income tax threshold change

All you need to know as Chancellor Rachel Reeves issues statement over frozen income tax personal allowance to be raised dein £12,570 to £18,000

Economy
Express Politics8 May 2026

Reform candidate says 'death, taxes and Labour ruining our lives' only guarantees in life

Reform UK's Cllr Sam Journet predicted a clean sweep of all 14 Essex council seats as Labour's local election bloodbath deepened across Britain.

PoliticsEconomyReform
Express Politics7 May 2026

Rachel Reeves nightmare as UK set for 'recession-style crash' with 327k jobs at risk

Redundancy figures could soar by more than 10,000 compared to last year.

Economy
Express Politics7 May 2026

Badenoch urges Britain to vote Conservative for lower taxes and 'end Labour chaos'

Kemi Badenoch has urged voters to back the Conservatives at today's local elections, promising councils that deliver better services and lower taxes.

PoliticsEconomy
Express Politics6 May 2026

Taxi for Keir Starmer! Kemi Badenoch lands crushing blow to Labour ahead of elections

Exclusive: The Tory leader speaks to the Express in the back of a Hackney Cab during election campaigning

PoliticsEconomy
Express Politics5 May 2026

Big update on £18,000 tax threshold change as Rachel Reeves forced to respond

Today, the Treasury issued a formal response as pressure grows as more of the poorest workers get dragged into paying tax

Economy
Express Politics5 May 2026

Big update on £18,000 personal tax threshold change as Rachel Reeves forced to respond

Chancellor's Treasury makes official response as calls for freeze to be changed as millions more forced to pay tax

Economy
Express Politics5 May 2026

Ed Miliband organisation sparks fury as it's set to pay bosses £1k a day

A taxpayer-funded boardroom payday is being lined up in the name of clean energy.

Economy
Express Politics4 May 2026

Labour suffers new hammerblow after public fury on 1 new tax

The head of a tourist body has warned the tax would 'deter millions from holidaying in England'.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics3 May 2026

'Labour's plans to tax the great British getaway must be stopped'

OPINION - MEL STRIDE: Rachel Reeves must axe her planned 'holiday tax' or do even more damage to our ailing hospitality industry

EconomyHealthcare
Express Politics3 May 2026

Rachel Reeves is about to hit holidaymakers with with another tax tammerblow

This will be another devastating blow for families this summer as the grapple with the soaring cost of living

Economy
Express Politics2 May 2026

Keir Starmer issues huge inflation warning and threatens to undo Brexit

Sir Keir made the warning when asked about the economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

EconomyDefence