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Conservative Home18 Jun 2026

Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market

Excessive regulations and taxes have only pushed more people into the black market and increased the money going into crime instead of to the Treasury. The post Rhys Hurley: Britain is pricing smokers into the black market appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

The Guardian view on Britain and the EU: Ed Davey is right – a changed world changes the argument | Editorial

The Liberal Democrat leader’s call for more ambitious reintegration with Europe brings a necessary focus on economic and strategic reality Membership of the European single market was at stake when the UK voted on Brexit, but it was not the decisive question in the campaign. The leave campaign dishonestly promised a cost-free severance of ties with Britain’s largest trading partner. As immigration came to dominate the debate, the requirement to allow free movement of people as a condition of sea

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Treasury’s Own Figures Show Inflation Set to Run Well Above OBR’s Forecast

The Treasury has published its monthly comparison of independent economic forecasts, and the numbers massively undercut the OBR’s forecasts. When is the OBR ever right… The June edition, compiled by the Treasury’s own Macroeconomic Conditions and Risk Team and posted on gov.uk, collects the latest predictions from 20 City and independent forecasters. They expect CPI…

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

State pension ‘stealth tax’ warning as Rachel Reeves told ‘don’t act surprised’

The government has been accused of imposing a 'stealth tax' by freezing tax thresholds

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Labour civil war erupts as Ed Miliband ‘refuses to take Keir Starmer’s calls’

Ed Miliband has reportedly 'ghosted' the Prime Minister amid tensions over the defence budget in the latest bout of Labour in-fighting.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Surprisingly benign UK inflation data signals a softer Iran war hit than feared

War’s impact on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plc UK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset transport costs Business live – latest updates As soon as Iran choked off oil supplies through the strait of Hormuz at the start of March, there were dire warnings about rocketing UK inflation and the drastic action the Bank of England might take to rein it in. At one point, investors were expec

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Starmer and Reeves Refuse to Publish Their Tax Returns

It is now June and Starmer & Reeves have still not published their tax returns for the 2024/25 financial year. Something to hide? Starmer paid £54,718 in income tax the year before. In 2025 they pair published the returns promptly along with Angela Rayner, who is obviously no longer DPM. Where is Lammy’s? Tory chairman…

Economy
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Inflation Remains at 2.8% in May

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show inflation did not change in May. Sticking at 2.8%… Motor fuel prices rose by 24.6% – the ONS says “food and non-alcoholic beverages made the largest, partially offsetting, downward contribution.” On the producer side the ONS records input prices rising by 8.7% in the year to…

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Capital gains tax: more people have to pay, so here’s what you need to know

The rules have changed and more taxpayers are being pulled into the net, not only the wealthy Less generous rules have turned capital gains tax into a “cash machine” for the government, with income from the levy soaring by almost 80% to £24bn in the last tax year – equivalent to well over £800 a household. A series of changes to the way the charge works means more people are being pulled into the capital gains tax (CGT) net, and not only the wealthy. And, given the scale of the change, this week

Economy
Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities

There are so many opportunities to Brexit if only we would cut tax rates and remove damaging regulations.  Going back in would be ruinously expensive and would lower our growth rate with all the extra regulatory and tax burdens it would impose.  The post John Redwood: Ten years on, this Government is still trying to reverse Brexit – not harness it’s opportunities appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

UK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns

It comes as ex-defence secretary John Healey says the UK's enemies "do not follow timetables set by the Treasury".

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham is already terrifying financial markets with leadership election imminent

Andy Burnham's track record of higher spending and taxes could spook the markets and crash the pound should he win Makerfield and become PM, experts warn.

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