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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Greens’ Zack Polanski admits failing to pay correct council tax on houseboat

Party says leader has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay any tax owed after ‘unintentional mistake’ The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat. Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home12 May 2026

Andrew Griffith: Forget the Starmer-drama, Britain is slipping towards economic oblivion

Over the next few years things are only likely to get worse.  Labour will continue to borrow huge sums, because they don’t understand that someone has to be willing to buy all the debt they issue.  Like in the 1970s, the markets will demand ever more in return for that borrowing.  The post Andrew Griffith: Forget the Starmer-drama, Britain is slipping towards economic oblivion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics12 May 2026

Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax

Zack Polanski has apologised for failing to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat.

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Express Politics12 May 2026

Labour plotters issue bombshell plans to scrap stamp duty and reveal what will replace it

Labour MPs positioning themselves to replace Sir Keir Starmer have published rival economic blueprints including strippingTreasury powers and taxing wealth.

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BBC Politics12 May 2026

Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax

The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.

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Guido Fawkes11 May 2026

Zack Polanski Admits Failing to Pay Correct Council Tax

After scrutiny over his houseboat living arrangements -mainly from the Times – Green Party leader Zack Polanski has finally admitted paying the wrong tax. A Green Party spokesman said: “Until relatively recently, Zack was living on a houseboat, which came with its own unique practical circumstances and considerations. He has immediately taken steps to pay…

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

New laws on EU alignment and tourist tax could be in King's Speech

EU alignment, welfare cuts, energy independence - here is a full rundown of the government's planned new laws.

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BBC Politics11 May 2026

New laws on EU alignment and tourist tax could be in King's Speech

EU alignment, welfare cuts, energy independence - here is a full rundown of the government's planned new laws.

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Sky News Politics11 May 2026

Cut employee national insurance to win back voters, Labour report says

Radical economic reforms such as cutting national insurance and overhauling capital gains tax are Labour's only ways of winning back voters they have lost to Reform and the Greens, a report will warn.

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Guido Fawkes11 May 2026

British Borrowing Costs Rise on Day of Rickety Labour Coup

UK gilt yields are up today as Labour MPs consider whether to push Starmer out of No10: 2-year gilt: 4.482% (+9.9bp) 10-year gilt: 5.009% (+9.7bp) 30-year gilt: 5.677% (+9.7bp) Yields are running at roughly double the increase rates of Eurozone and US Treasury bonds. Manchesterism looms…

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The Guardian Politics11 May 2026

UK borrowing costs rise as Starmer speech fails to dispel investor ‘jitters’

Bond yields creep higher on concerns about potential for political instability and rising inflation Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The cost of government borrowing has crept higher as Keir Starmer’s crucial speech failed to dispel investor “jitters” in the bond markets over political instability combined with fears of rising inflation. The yield, effectively the interest rate, on the benchmark 10-year UK government bonds (known as gilts) rose eight basis poin

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Conservative Home11 May 2026

Daniel Pitt: We should all want tax cuts – but want them for the right, Conservative, reasons

Lowering taxes can be a win-win-win situation. It increases individual liberty, it benefits society as a whole and also can raise tax revenue. We can point to both theory and practice to back this statement up. The post Daniel Pitt: We should all want tax cuts – but want them for the right, Conservative, reasons appeared first on Conservative Home.

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