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BBC Politics5 Jul 2026

Polanski says he will pay any council tax owed linked to houseboat

The Green Party leader told the BBC he is waiting for a decision from Waltham Forest Council.

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BBC Politics5 Jul 2026

Polanski says he will pay any council tax owed linked to houseboat

The Green Party leader told the BBC he is waiting for a decision from Waltham Forest Council.

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Express Politics5 Jul 2026

Tony Blair issues warning to Andy Burnham over hiking capital gains tax

'Terrible policy' would 'send entirely the wrong signal' to entrepreneurs, says former PM's think tank

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The Guardian Politics5 Jul 2026

‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard Partington

Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times. The PM-presumptive will start firmly on the back foot Make Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Burnham John Harris: Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed In politics, timing and luck matter. Tony Blair had astounding good fortune, benefiting from goldilocks economic conditions and a weak opposition. Others have taken charge in tougher times: in. the 1970s Harold Wilson fac

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Express Politics5 Jul 2026

Labour minister completely skewered by GB News host over Andy Burnham

Cabinet minister faced questions over the prime minister-in-waiting's tax plans

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The Guardian Politics5 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick says Farage accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell before becoming an MP Nigel Farage did not declare gifts and benefits provided by a crypto entrepreneur who has previously been convicted of fraud, Reform’s economic spokesperson has admitted. Robert Jenrick said on Sunday that the Reform leader had accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell, but claimed they were personal gifts provided before he became an MP and so did no

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Express Politics5 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham plots new tax raid in major blow to 150,000 UK households

The likely future prime minister is planning a raid on 150,000 UK households

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The Guardian Politics5 Jul 2026

Make Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy Burnham

Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economy A former chief economic adviser to the Treasury has called on Andy Burnham to appoint Ed Miliband as chancellor, arguing the energy secretary has a “bold” vision to revive the economy. Nicholas Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics who was a senior figure in the Treasury during Gordon Brown’s tenure, said only Miliband had the experience and the strategic vision to accelerat

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Express Politics4 Jul 2026

I tested the new tax cut Rachel Reeves said was a big deal - and it only saved me 87p

EXCLUSIVE: We tucked into a massive 87 pence saving using Reeves' new tax cut.

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Express Politics4 Jul 2026

£46bn of taxpayer cash was spent - now they've wasted millions to find out where it went

Consultants are being paid tens of millions of pounds to try to discover what happened to billions more

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The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

Labour should win next election under Burnham after work already done, Starmer says

Prime minister holds no ‘personal animosity’ toward Burnham and emphasises success at improving NHS waiting lists and ‘stabilising economy’ Labour “should go on to win the next election” under his likely successor, Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer has said, based on what he has achieved while in power. In his first interview since he announced he will quit as prime minister, Starmer also said he held no “personal animosity” toward Burnham, who is expected to succeed him. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics4 Jul 2026

What’s holding back Britain’s green energy revolution? – a visual story

Labour has approved a wave of renewable energy projects, but turning plans into power remains slow. Why is that? Labour has a race on its hands if it is to lock in its promise to achieve a virtually zero-carbon electricity system by 2030. Britain’s next prime minister will have to move fast: the climate emergency is raging, high energy bills are driving up the cost of living and the reactionary right is threatening a fossil fuel push if it wins power. Continue reading...

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