BBC Politics20 Aug 2026
Greens call for windfall tax on big banks' profits to support small business
Zack Polanski says profits over £800m should be taxed to cut tax bills for a million smaller companies.
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BBC Politics20 Aug 2026
Greens call for windfall tax on big banks' profits to support small business
Zack Polanski says profits over £800m should be taxed to cut tax bills for a million smaller companies.
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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026
Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform
But if the country wants universal social care provision, the money should come from restricting other welfare spending which benefits its increasingly affluent older population, rather than from punishing working people with evermore tax rises or benefit cuts. The post Wesley Key: Here’s how Burnham should fund social care reform appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026
David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment
The cutting of VAT on the repair, restoration, and traditional retrofitting of historic structures holds a universally agreed consensus across leading professionals. Lowering the tax burden will make traditional methods financially competitive with modern drywall and concrete systems. The post David Barton: Developing local supply chains and skills to enhance our built environment appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Express Politics20 Aug 2026
Labour's net zero madness 'pushes up supermarket prices and costs taxpayers £877m'
Conservatives vow to scrap electric lorry rules costing millions
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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026
Taxpayers to fund clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent
Andy Burnham promises drive to tackle toxic waste, raise fines and use AI-powered drones to detect illegal activity Illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent will be cleared up using taxpayer money, Andy Burnham has announced, as the prime minister promises a new drive to tackle toxic waste. Ministers have identified dumps in Bradford, Runnymede and the Isle of Sheppey, which collectively contain about 22,000 tonnes of illegal waste, to be cleared in the next phase of the government’s nat
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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026
What has Burnham promised since he became PM, and when will it happen?
From cutting household bills to cheaper bus fares, how will the measures announced be put into action? Since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham has floated a number of policies, ideas and ambitions for his government, from shifting power out of Westminster, bringing services like transport under public control and addressing the rising cost of living. But many of his promises are not actually firm commitments, so what has he pledged, how much will it cost and when should the public expect to
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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026
Can Andy Burnham tame the power of the Treasury to boost growth?
PM wants to reduce department’s stranglehold on public purse and bring long-term thinking to economic policy Andy Burnham is far from the first prime minister to dream of taming the power of the mighty Treasury. Boris Johnson all but forced the resignation of Sajid Javid by handpicking his team; Margaret Thatcher favoured her economic adviser Alan Walters over Nigel Lawson, prompting the latter’s furious resignation; Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s power struggle was the stuff of Whitehall legend.
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BBC Politics19 Aug 2026
Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months
A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.
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Guido Fawkes19 Aug 2026
Voluntary Tax Payments Drop Again
The ‘tax us more’ crowd have again proven their hypocrisy as the cash sent voluntarily to HMRC dwindles for another year running. The ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ not looking so rosy now… In the 2025 calendar year 47 individuals contributed a measly £88,807.48 to the government’s coffers. In 2024 £643,370 was sent in… In this year so…
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Express Politics19 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham urged to cut taxes as inflation pushes up costs for households
The Prime Minister and his Chancellor deliver their first Budget on October 28
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Express Politics19 Aug 2026
Reckless Russian and Iranian spies 'could spark mass-casualty attack in UK'
'Gig-economy intelligence operatives' could cause 'irreversible shift from the professional to the amateur'
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