Forbes: Next UK government must cut VAT to help businesses
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister will make the call during a campaign trip to Glasgow on Friday.
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister will make the call during a campaign trip to Glasgow on Friday.
The shadow chancellor told business chiefs some of her party’s reforms came from meetings over a ‘smoked salmon and scrambled eggs breakfast’.
Scottish independence is mentioned on the first page, but the party also makes pledges on tax, the NHS and the environment.
The Tories are upping their attacks on Labour’s tax plans as they continue to languish in the polls.
Rishi Sunak hailed the return of the former prime minister, saying it will ‘make a difference’ in the run-up to polling day.
The Labour leader was asked about future changes to council tax, as he took questions on LBC radio.
Nigel Farage said Reform UK’s ‘real ambition is the 2029 general election’.
Reform UK has unveiled its manifesto with plans to scrap net-zero targets, introduce ‘smart’ immigration, and ensure zero-tolerance policing.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said a Tory win is ‘not the most likely outcome’ of the election as Reform UK launched its policy plans.
Mr Hunt said Sir Keir Starmer could be left with a ‘free hand’ if Conservative voters drift to Reform UK and cost the Tories seats.
Sir Keir Starmer dismissed suggestions he could impose capital gains tax on the sale of a primary residence.
Some 40% said they would be willing to pay higher personal taxes if it meant higher spending on public services more broadly.
Mason Reynolds, 19, from Brighton, had ‘an entrenched and violent neo-Nazi mindset’, a court was told.
The two main parties have published details on their plans, enabling closer scrutiny of claims and counter-claims on policy.
Labour’s manifesto contained no major surprises as the party sought to cement its commanding lead.