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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout

Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgets Rachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets. Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part of a major cost of living package to be launched in the coming weeks. Conti

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them The parties most likely to win the Senedd election next month offer radically different futures for Wales, but all six are facing criticism for not being “upfront” in their manifestos about the fiscal challenges the next Welsh government will face. Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform UK, the Green party, the Conservative party, and the Liberal Democrats are

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid

Low tax policies have attracted businesses and affluent residents to the Region of Madrid from high tax regions such as Catalonia, and further afield from other countries, too. The very kind of immigration we were told our points-based system would attract to the UK. The post Tim Dier: The case for a deliverable Conservatism is being made right now – in Madrid appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Starmer to Chair ‘Emergency’ Cobra Meeting on Economic Impact of War

A defiant Starmbot has regurgitated the government’s talking points on Iran, warning at the Usdaw union’s conference that the “economic consequences could be with us for some time“. Luckily he will chair an ’emergency’ Cobra meeting tomorrow (so urgent it can wait at least a day) in which he will be “bringing in people from…

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves is desperate for your dosh – pips are now screaming in despair

OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: The British taxpayer is being ripped off on a monumental scale.

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Conservative Home27 Apr 2026

David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself

We know now that the country got out of its 1970s malaise thanks to a government committed to fiscal discipline and a market economy.  Were matters worse in the seventies compared to today? Yes.  Will matters resolve themselves as positively?  Not necessarily. The post David Gauke: It was worse in the 1970s but it can certainly feel like history repeating itself appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

‘Inadequate economic security’ is putting growth and jobs at risk, says British Chambers of Commerce UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect Britain’s economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. As transatlantic tensions rise, the British Chambers of Commerce said the UK’s “inadequate economic security” was putting growth and jobs at risk. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes26 Apr 2026

Jones Warns Higher Food and Energy Prices Could Last for Eight Months After Iran War

Darren Jones on potential food and fuel shortages resulting from the Iran war: “Our best guess is eight plus months from the point of resolution that you’ll see economic impacts coming through the system… So people will see higher energy prices, food prices […] flight ticket prices as a consequence of what Donald Trump has…

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Express Politics26 Apr 2026

Tax threshold £12,570 freeze update as £220 alert issued and £18k plan gets backing

Labour's decision to freeze income tax thresholds is set to wipe out a £117 reduction in household energy bills says study

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero One vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower. The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

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Express Politics25 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves issued blunt warning after 'catastrophic' tax raid sparks crisis

The future of the country's whisky, spirits and gin producers is under threat from a policy which has 'led to the Treasury losing money'

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Express Politics25 Apr 2026

'Ed Miliband is sleepwalking UK into economic self-sabotage and Brits will pay the price'

Britain is 'sleepwalking' into an energy crisis as a result of 'Ed Miliband's net zero theology' which critics say endangers the UK's remaining refinineries

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