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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.

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The Guardian Politics2 May 2026

Samuel Ojo on Starmer and the cost of living crisis – cartoon

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Councils spending millions on electric bin lorries told to not splash cash on 'green fad'

Councils are accused of spending taxpayers' cash on 'eco-vanity' projects at a time of a renewed cost of living crisis

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

The Guardian view on Britain’s fragile systems: when global shocks hit your shopping bill | Editorial

Energy disruption abroad drives prices at home, showing how few safeguards are built in – which is why a call for resilience must be heeded When the Bank of England warned this week that food inflation could reach 7% by the end of the year, it revealed how little stands between a geopolitical jolt and a domestic crisis in Britain. A shock wave in the Gulf feeds through energy, fertiliser and supermarket prices into falling incomes, weak growth and job losses. What it exposes is not just inflatio

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Only 3.3% of This Year’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ Victims Attended HMRC Training Sessions

Only 3.3% of the people who have been dragged into the first batch of Making Tax Digital requirements have attended one of HMRC’s explanatory webinars. No one is ready for the coming carnage… Making Tax Digital requires in-scope individuals to move from using the traditional Self Assessment portal and instead keep digital records in HMRC-recognised…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

What Would Prime Minister Streeting Do?

Team Streeting is briefing that he’s got the numbers in the PLP and is ready for a leadership fight. A man can dream. Here is what his manifesto might look like, based on what he’s said before… Return to the EU customs union Tax capital gains on the same basis as income. Replace inheritance tax…

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

NEW REPORT: Britain Has Highest Wealth Taxes in OECD

New research shows that Britain raises more tax from wealth than any country in the OECD. More than Spain, Norway and Switzerland – the three European countries that have a stated wealth tax… A huge number of countries have tried and abandoned wealth taxes. Even the leftist ones… Even online tax commentator Dan Neidle, a…

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners?

We will have a national police force and a number of regional police forces. Who will hold governance over them, and raise taxes to pay for them? The Labour Government has not yet said. The post Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Tax freeze sees 1m extra pensioners hit by income tax - as £20 a month alert issued

HMRC figures show 8.16 million pensioners paid income tax in 2023-24, over a million more than the previous year

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

With prime minister on shaky ground, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadership As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is Keir Starmer safe and, if so, for how long? When will Angela Rayner’s tax affairs be resolved, and will she return to the cabinet? Who has Andy Burnham done a deal with to get back to Westminster, and would MPs support him if he did? Why has Wes Streeting gone so quiet? To the frustration of many –

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Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Revealed: Keir Starmer 'plotting to sack Rachel Reeves' in reshuffle

The former Cabinet minister alleged the Prime Minister had already lined up a successor, suggesting Treasury minister Darren Jones had been promised the top job.

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Spectator owner’s son calls for mine-laden ‘floating wall’ to stop Channel crossings

Winston Marshall, former member of Mumford & Sons, says those crossing are ‘economic migrants’ not refugees The son of the Spectator owner, Paul Marshall, has said Britain should construct a mine-laden “floating wall” as a radical measure to stop Channel crossings. Winston Marshall, a former member of the band Mumford & Sons who is now establishing himself as a rightwing online influencer, said that while the idea “might sound ridiculous”, it should be explored because previous attempts to stop

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