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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Council Staff Caught Streaming Netflix and Disney+ on Taxpayers’ Time

Town hall staff and the equipment they use racked up 282,961 attempts to access streaming services including Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video over the last year, according to a Freedom of Information blitz from the TaxPayers’ Alliance. Over 47 councils… There were 88,651 attempts to reach Netflix, 80,061 for Disney+ and 114,249 for Amazon…

Economy
The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Gary Lineker wants millionaires like him to pay wealth tax – The Latest

Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more. More than 100 UK-based millionaires have signed an open letter to the prime minister, saying: ‘We want you to tax us. We can afford it.’ So should the government introduce a wealth tax? And why is the idea getting more popular? Nosheen Iqbal speaks to columnist and senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

Economy
Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

EU Whacks Google With Gigantic €890 Million Fine

Brussels has slapped Google with a whopping €890m (£759m) fine for supposedly shoving its own services in front of rivals in search results. According to the European Commission, the search giant violated the EU’s new Digital Services Act by restricting consumer choice and giving itself an ‘unfair advantage’ over competitors.  Google isn’t alone – they…

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham on how he will fund business rates cut

The new prime minister was speaking after announcing a business rate cut for pubs, social clubs and live music venues.

Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham halts Labour's early prisoner release scheme after national outrage

Prime Minister buckles to pressure after it emerged killers of PC Andrew Harper could be let out

Crime
BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Senior ministers and aides set to work from No 10 North

A think tank blueprint for No 10 North recommends a workforce of up to 300 staff within 18 months.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Senior ministers and aides set to work from No 10 North

A think tank blueprint for No 10 North recommends a workforce of up to 300 staff within 18 months.

The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace)

The Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer imagines Nigel Farage’s right-hand man’s thinking behind his book, How to Launder Money Anti-money-laundering laws are supposed to stop the illicit flow of money. So far, they seem to have stopped next to nothing. About 5% of the global economy is illicit and only 0.05% is stopped by AML laws. Which makes me, George, something of a rarity. The idiot member of the 1% who actually got done for conspiring to launder money. Just think, while 99% of criminal

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BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham acting like he's still a mayor, says Badenoch

The Tory leader says the new prime minister needs to "lift his sights" to fix broader issues with the UK.

BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Burnham pauses early prison release scheme

The prime minister says no prisoners will be released until a review has been conducted.

Crime
Conservative Home23 Jul 2026

Rhys Hurley: Bigger councils don’t mean better value

The larger and more remote councils become, the harder it is for residents to influence decisions and hold elected representatives to account. If councils are to be merged, put it to the people who pay the bills via referendum. If affected residents vote for it, proceed; if they vote against it, stop.  The post Rhys Hurley: Bigger councils don’t mean better value appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Rayner Refuses to Hand Back Taxpayer-Funded £17,000 Severance Pay

Angela Rayner is refusing to pay back a penny of the £16,876 severance pay she received after resigning last year, despite returning to the same job just ten months later. And after attacking the Tories for “a staggering lack of shame” for doing the same back in 2022… She told Matt Chorley on BBC Radio…

Economy