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Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Britain’s richest households are still set to gain almost 40 times as much in cash terms the poorest from Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax giveaway Budget, even after his U-turn on the […] More
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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Jacob Rees-Mogg said he would be “delighted” to have his own back garden drilled for shale gas as he defended the Liz Truss government’s push for fracking. The business secretary suggested that he would welcome […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss’s tax-and-spend plans remain “unsustainable” following her U-turn on the 45p tax rate for high-earners, a leading economic expert has said. The humiliating climbdown, announced this morning by Kwasi […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Kwasi Kwarteng has abandoned his plan to axe the 45p tax rate for top-earners after a Tory revolt, in a humiliating U-turn at the Conservative conference. Just 24 hours after […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A top Conservative party donor has announced his defection to Labour with a £100,000 donation to Sir Keir Starmer’s party. Gareth Quarry accused Liz Truss and her Kwasi Kwarteng of […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss have said they will U-turn on a £2 billion plan to cut taxes for Britain’s highest earners. The abolition of the 45p top rate of […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The Treasury chief secretary has been barred from involvement in planning and housing decisions because of his lucrative property interests, he has revealed. Chris Philp has retained a substantial stake […] More
