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Slashing stamp duty could set off a chain reaction that revitalises Britain's finances, says Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly

QUENTIN LETTS: Hallowe'en arrived early for Sir Keir Starmer last week when an opinion poll found the Greens to be level with Labour. Eek! No wonder the Prime Minister is looking so knackered.

The plan for a tax raid on people's homes is intolerable. It is confiscation of hard-earned, hard-saved wealth which simply cannot be justified.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit homeowners with a new mansion tax costing thousands of pounds a year as part of a class war plan being considered for next month's Budget.

RACHEL Reeves is considering slapping 2 pence on income tax in what would be a massive breach of Labour’s manifesto. The Chancellor is thinking of “going big” and raising many billions of pounds with one big tax bomb rather than lots of…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says legislation to force striking teachers back to work may come Monday, as tensions rise over possible use of the notwithstanding clause.

Rachel Reeves reportedly plans to increase the national living wage from £12.21 to at least £12.70 an hour, and extend it to workers between 18 and 21.

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

John Larkin KC said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill currently going through Parliament will be 'run aground' by the Windsor Framework agreed by Rishi Sunak in 2023.

Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification

The peer was the Treasury minister as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency and championed the introduction of the 50p coin to replace the 10-shilling note.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been asked to raise alcohol taxes to tackle job-related drinking

Ms Powell, who was sacked from the PM's Cabinet last month, called for the party to offer “hope”, and pledged not to rule out any seat or election the party was fighting in

Exclusive: Lucy Powell, who was sacked as Commons leader by Starmer in September, says government should stop trying to ‘out-Reform Reform’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves told to raise alcohol taxes to tackle job-related drinking ‘productivity crisis’.

Ministers said they were considering "options for reform" when asked by the Tories about the impacts of a "house price tax".