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Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026

Starmer to Burn More Than £200,000 in Taxpayer Cash for Trip to the Gulf

Starmer is set to burn over £200,000 in taxpayer cash for a self-promotion trip to the Gulf which serves zero purpose. You’ve seen this play before… The PM is advertising his trip post-ceasefire as evidence that he is “leading international efforts” on Iran. Pass the sick cup… “The Prime Minister will travel to the Gulf…

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Express Politics8 Apr 2026

POLL: Should four-day working weeks be banned?

Shadow Local Government Secretary Sir James Cleverly said taxpayers "should not be paying full rates for part-time services".

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Scottish Conservatives pledge tax cuts in election manifesto

Leader Russell Findlay announces his party's plans ahead of next month's Holyrood poll.

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Scottish Conservatives pledge tax cuts in election manifesto

Leader Russell Findlay announces his party's plans ahead of next month's Holyrood poll.

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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026

British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay

Union rejected 4.9% pay rise for resident doctors, who are on six-day strike, but offered its own staff 2.75% The British Medical Association has been accused of the “height of hypocrisy” for offering its own staff below-inflation pay rises while demanding a 26% increase for resident doctors. Tens of thousands of medics walked out of the NHS in England on Tuesday, the 15th time they have staged industrial action since March 2023 in their campaign for “full pay restoration”. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Burnham Offering Taxpayer-Funded E-Bike Vouchers to “Gender Diverse People”

Transport for Greater Manchester is piloting a new E-bike subsidy scheme at the generosity of the taxpayer via DfT’s Active Travel England. Priority is given to applicants who are “underrepresented in cycling or who experience financial or practical barriers“. Here’s who Andy Burnham has decided is ‘underrepresented in cycling’… People living in areas of higher…

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Labour Won’t Reveal Cost of Capping Student Loan Interest Rates Until Budget

Downing Street is refusing to say how much it will cost to cap student loan interest payments at 6%. When asked, the Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing this afternoon: “I think the RPI figure will be published later this month, costs and funding will be set out at the Budget in the…

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England

The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.

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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026

Westminster Wonks Join Tory Adviser Operation

Guido hears Tory-aligned think tank Onward’s Head of Political Economy Gavin Rice has been hired by campaigning Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy as his new senior adviser. Rice was previously SpAd for Boris and later policy director at the Centre for Social Justice. His main work at Onward was also with Timothy on the Future…

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BBC Politics7 Apr 2026

Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England

The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.

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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026

UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%

Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict UK politics live – latest updates The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced. Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus up to 3% based on their earnings. Current students on plan 2 and plan 3 loans attract an interest rate

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call

Taking together the costs that could plausibly be reversed by the state, Onward calculates that 30 per cent of a typical bill is due to policy choices. The Government should be rolling back these imposed costs, starting with the carbon taxes on gas power. The post Gavin Rice: The North Sea is Miliband’s fossil fuelled wake up call appeared first on Conservative Home.

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