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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Labour and Tories thought they had Reform UK by neck on this – it's not quite worked

Reform UK are showing what a Nigel Farage-led government would prioritise for taxpayers.

EconomyReform
Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly

It's right to try to grow the number of apprenticeships. They are worthwhile and popular. But there are limits. They thrive in environments where there are more regulated jobs and activities. They are not guaranteed routes into long-term stable employment in an open flexible economy. The post David Willetts: Labour’s New Deal for young people has a focus on apprenticeships – a good idea if understood properly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves slammed as big update expected on Tuesday on 'plot to reverse Brexit'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give a financial speech to the City on Tuesday where she will advocate for 'deeper' UK-EU ties to boost economic growth.

Economy
The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff

Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis Seventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles’ worth a month – with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars – after the Suez crisis blocked fuel suppli

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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Fury as Labour splurged tens of thousands on lawyer to probe Angela Rayner tax affairs

The party hired a tax-specialist lawyer to investigate Rayner's affairs before her resignation, potentially costing tens of thousands of pounds.

Economy
Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Reform councils 'cut waste by £700m' as Richard Tice hits back over council tax claim

One council saved £32 million by scrapping green policies.

EconomyEnvironmentReform
BBC Politics16 Mar 2026

Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice

It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

EconomyReform
Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

Revealed: Rayner May Owe Tax on Labour-Funded Legal Advice… About Her Own Tax Affairs

Angela Rayner could now face yet another tax bill over the legal advice Labour paid for to examine her personal finances before her resignation last September. It’s a day ending in Y, so Angela Rayner’s tax affairs are back in the headlines…  The Times has revealed that Labour used party funds to hire Jonathan Peacock…

Economy
Sky News Politics16 Mar 2026

'Deeper' ties to Europe and AI the best ways to boost growth, Reeves to say

Artificial intelligence (AI) and "deeper" ties with Europe are the best ways to get the economy growing, the chancellor will say on Tuesday.

Economy
The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Can Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war? – podcast

The PM says the UK will not be dragged into wider war in the Middle East and pledges support to households struggling to pay for heating oil. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about what the government is doing to support people during the cost of living crisis and the fallout from the war. Plus a look at Brussels as the government works on another EU-reset to create closer ties Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Britons should strive to pay minimum tax legally possible, says Richard Tice

Reform UK’s deputy leader comments came as he was responding to questions raised about his own tax affairs All Britons should do their best to pay the minimum tax possible, Reform UK’s deputy leader has argued as he dismissed a newspaper investigation over his own tax affairs as a smear. Richard Tice, who was presenting a press conference on Monday about Reform’s claims to have saved large sums of money in the English councils it runs, faced questions about a Sunday Times story which detailed a

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Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

Britain’s Inheritance Tax ‘One of the Harshest in the World’

A new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs has found the UK’s death tax rate is “far more punishing” than even the 40% headline figure appears. It is brutal for parents hoping to provide for their children… The British tax code offers no lower rate or exemption for assets passed on to children, unlike…

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