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Express Politics15 Jun 2026

'Millions will leave' – how Reform's migrant labour tax will work

Robert Jenrick unveils a series of policies designed to reduce the benefits bill and end the reliance on foreign work

Economy
Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

WATCH: Jenrick Announces Plan to Raise Tax on Foreign Workers

Guido’s Editorial Director Adam Cherry asked Robert Jenrick if he was concerned that Reform is expanding the tax code with its new ‘Employers’ Migrant Labour Levy’. Read more on the policy here… Jenrick insisted Reform will simplify the tax code (although there’s a new ‘smart’ tax proposal today), and said “millions and millions of working…

Economy
Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

LIVE: Jenrick Hosts Press Conference on ‘Putting British Workers First’

Jenrick and Badenoch are both going live at 11am. Jenrick is promising ‘long overdue tax reform’. Watch above…

Economy
Conservative Home15 Jun 2026

Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party

If you run a business you will know the pain of not being heard by politicians, of the weight of the tax axe hanging over you.  You will know the frustration of dealing with more red tape — all imposed by people who just don’t get it.  The solution is for those of us who do ‘get it’ to step up. The post Andrew Griffith: Tough choices are the stock in trade of business. We need more of that experience in the Party appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Express Politics14 Jun 2026

Labour ‘hands out £770m in benefits for unknown health conditions’

The Government has been accused of 'handing out taxpayers' money' with 'no evidence of why it is being paid'.

Economy
The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

New defence secretary to ‘reprioritise’ UK plan for military spending, say sources

Starmer ‘can’t sack him or let him resign’, says ally of Dan Jarvis after predecessor’s resignation The new defence secretary is to revisit a controversial plan for funding the armed forces and may return to demand more cash from the Treasury, allies have said. Multiple government sources said Dan Jarvis would look to “reprioritise” aspects of the defence investment plan (Dip), which was delayed until July after the resignation of John Healey following a disagreement over its funding. Continue

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Express Politics14 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves accused of 'targeting' pensioners in 'ludicrous' tax raid

The Chancellor is being told to stop raiding pensioners' incomes

Economy
The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

Ministers could give billions raised by business rates to England’s regions

Exclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and education Ministers are considering handing over billions of pounds raised by business rates to regional mayors as part of one of the biggest shake-ups of the English tax system in recent years. Steve Reed, the local government secretary, said the government was working on plans to devolve the tax, which has been the subject of recent protests by pubs and other hospitality businesses.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM

Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US. In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills. Contin

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

Cabinet ministers asked to look for cuts to fund UK defence spending increase

Lisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to ‘keep this country safe’ after John Healey’s resignation UK politics live – latest updates Cabinet ministers have been asked to look for more money in their departments to fund an increase in defence spending after the resignation of the former defence secretary John Healey. The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, told the BBC that her department was among those still in conversations with the Treasury about finding further sums for defence.

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Express Politics14 Jun 2026

Fury at new claim state pension triple lock is unaffordable - 'stop blaming pensioners'

Former top Tories warn the pensions triple lock is unaffordable but campaigners say pensioners should not be made 'scapegoats' for economic woes.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU As the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote approaches, the verdict on Britain’s economic performance is clear: voting to leave has resulted in severe costs for households and businesses. The immediate recession predicted in the Treasury forecasts ordered by George Osborne – dubbed “project fear” by the Leave campaign – did not happen. The impact from the Covid pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Ira

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