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Express Politics21 Jun 2026

Remainers proved wrong as bombshell report shows Brexit has helped UK economy

Britain's economy is growing faster than France, Germany and Italy

Economy
Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves told to ditch plans for new UK tax change

The Chancellor's new pay tax plan has been called out by experts, with fears the new charge could backfire on UK motoring

Economy
Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves’s new tax would put up the price of a summer holiday

Labour is warned the planned overnight levy would hit the South West of England hardest and 'decimate tourism'.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics19 Jun 2026

HMRC income tax bill soars 50% as frozen thresholds batter Brits

Brits are paying an astonishing £8bn more in income tax collectively than they were five years ago.

Economy
Express Politics19 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves in new UK economy nightmare as bombshell figures make grim reading

The rise was higher than experts predicted, as the UK continues to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Update on £14,000 personal tax threshold change call after key MP debate

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under renewed pressure over £12,570 limit 'penalising the poorest'

Economy
Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Zack Polanski cleared over council tax but accused of 'cavalier attitude' to tax

Zack Polanski has been cleared of wrongdoing over his houseboat council tax but accused of a 'cavalier attitude' to taxation by furious Conservative critics.

Economy
Express Politics17 Jun 2026

State pension ‘stealth tax’ warning as Rachel Reeves told ‘don’t act surprised’

The government has been accused of imposing a 'stealth tax' by freezing tax thresholds

EconomyDefence
Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Labour civil war erupts as Ed Miliband ‘refuses to take Keir Starmer’s calls’

Ed Miliband has reportedly 'ghosted' the Prime Minister amid tensions over the defence budget in the latest bout of Labour in-fighting.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham is already terrifying financial markets with leadership election imminent

Andy Burnham's track record of higher spending and taxes could spook the markets and crash the pound should he win Makerfield and become PM, experts warn.

PoliticsEconomyDefence
Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Major update on petition to stop failed asylum seekers getting £40,000 in taxpayer cash

The online document is nearing a significant milestone as people vent their fury at the policy

EconomyImmigration
Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Treasury response to plan to double state pensioner tax allowance to £25,140

MPs called for the state pension tax threshold to be doubled from £12,570, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves

PoliticsEconomy