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22 resultsfor “Labour tax policy on benefits”

Politics

Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says

tax cut policy that would directly benefit his secret donor.” Reform UK gained more than 1,400 councillors across England in this week’s local elections, came second in the Welsh parliament elections and joint

The Guardian WorldMay 10
Business

UK inflation rate rises to 3.3% in March after Iran war pushes up fuel prices

Labour's choices have made everything worse and made our economy vulnerable". "Tax hikes, reckless spending and disastrous energy policies have left Britain exposed," he said, calling for the government to cut the benefits

BBC NewsApr 22
Politics

Scrap tax on overtime hours, says Reform UK

benefits. Savings made from these policies would pay for its tax cut for overtime hours, the party has argued. Reform said it would change related EU law, such as Working Time Regulations, to ensure people

BBC NewsMay 23
Politics

Mandelson files: What you need to know

tax in order to pay benefits". In another, Work and Pensions Minister Torsten Bell describes the process of government as "messy", and complains that "everyone seems to think it's someone else

BBC NewsJun 1
Politics

Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock

taxes, deeper pressure on other public services or both,” the thinktank said. The former Labour prime minister’s organisation, which has close links to government, argued that more comprehensive changes were also required, including

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Politics

Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting

Labour MPs: “Every meeting I have is ‘who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others’. They’re asking the wrong questions.” And in a veiled attack on his cabinet colleague Miliband, McFadden

The Guardian WorldJun 1
Politics

Ditched government projects lost taxpayer £6.6bn last year, watchdog says

tax year through cancelling projects. The Treasury said this was largely owing to retiring assets or changes in government policy with the shift to a Labour administration in July 2024. Similarly, the Home Office registered

The Guardian WorldMay 22
Politics

Treasury rejected ministers’ plan to cut VAT on public EV charging to 5%

tax tribunal in March found that the rate should have been 5% all along, because of a misapplication of the law. [HMRC is appealing against the ruling](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/uk-appeal-tax-ruling-cutting-vat-public-electric-car-chargers), but several experts have said

The Guardian WorldMay 24
Politics

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills

benefits once they're in place. Little has actually been done. The plans are not as ambitious as they once were. But the chancellor has insisted this time they will actually go ahead. Energy policy

BBC NewsMay 13
Politics

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

policy changes would have to wait until after Reeves’s main target of balancing day-to-day spending with tax receipts are achieved. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images Ahead of any leadership race, most City

The Guardian WorldMay 14
Politics

Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits

benefits Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity

The Guardian WorldMay 26
Politics

‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage

benefits. Instead, migrants will be forced to reapply for a visa every five years and face tougher rules including a higher salary threshold and standard of English. Critics have called the plan cruel and unfair

The Guardian WorldApr 23
Politics

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

benefits are due to come later following the conclusion of [the Timms Review](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-timms-review). **National Wealth Fund Bill** - In October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves rebranded the previous government's National Infrastructure Bank

BBC NewsMay 10
Business

UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

labour, discrimination and the silencing of dissent”. It is understood the government did not seek a human rights chapter as it views political channels as the best place to raise these issues. The National Farmers

The Guardian WorldMay 20
Politics

Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

Labour peer Stewart Wood, includes the former Treasury permanent secretary Terry Burns, the economist Alison Wolf, and the former chancellor Norman Lamont, who has stepped down since the inquiry into the UK’s fiscal framework

The Guardian WorldApr 28
Politics

'Bereft and beleaguered' - Mandelson messages reveal criticism of No 10

taxes are their money to spend, rather than the result of the hard work of the people in our country who deserve so much better." In late June 2025, Lord Mandelson and McFadden exchanged messages

BBC NewsJun 1
Politics

UK’s higher-earning immigrants may be driven out by tougher rules, report suggests

labour shortages, population forecasts and the public finances. The MAC report said: “Our analysis suggests migrants earning the lowest wages are the most likely to remain in the UK long term, while there is some

The Guardian WorldMay 25
World

Africa Day 2026: Has the continent achieved true liberation?

benefits from the digital economy are becoming central concerns. Many policymakers argue that Africa’s next phase of development will depend less on political ideology and more on whether countries can turn their resources, labour

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 25
Politics

Are parties being upfront about Scotland's finances?

benefits, bumper public sector pay deals and an ageing population. Economic experts have suggested that the budget to be set at the end of the year will be a "horror show" for whoever becomes Scotland

BBC NewsApr 23
Politics

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Labour party in Norway has been buffeted by all manner of scandals, has a disapproval rating that is only a marginal improvement on that of Starmer. The same is true of Bart de Wever

The Guardian WorldMay 16
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