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Monday, Nov 10

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Andrew 'had several sex workers brought to hotel room' while on taxpayer-funded royal trip

www.mirror.co.uk

The former Duke of York, who now carries the surname Mountbatten Windsor, is alleged by a royal biographer to have Asian sex workers taken to his room while in Hong Kong

14

Should taxpayers pay for police officers at football games? Readers weigh in

metro.co.uk

Readers discuss football stadium policing, the future of electric cars and representation in TV advertising

13

Asylum seekers to be offered £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The plan is believed to have been tabled by Home Office officials as part of the push to close asylum hotels.

I'm on DWP benefits but want taxpayers to fund my holiday – I need a break from life on dole

Emily Cutter has grown a huge online following by being a 'benefits influencer' and says it's her fans who should pay for her holiday, not her.

12

Asylum seekers may be given £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels and go and live with family or friends in UK

www.dailymail.co.uk

UK ministers are desperate to find ways to move migrants out of hotels, which cost an average per migrant of £145 each night.

09

Exclusive — Rep. Hunt Urges Sec. Rollins to Expand Illegal Alien SNAP Probe: Taxpayers Robbed in Daylight

www.breitbart.com

“The American taxpayer is being robbed in broad daylight,” Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt said as he urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to widen her crackdown on illegal alien abuse of federal food assistance programs.

04

What Taxpayers Need To Know Now That The IRS Has Scrapped Direct File For 2026

www.benzinga.com

IRS Direct File, free online tax-filing tool launched by Biden, won't be offered next year despite 296,531 users in 2025. Republicans criticize as wasteful, but supporters say it saves time and money. Taxpayers can still use private…

Sunday, Nov 9

17

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell lands taxpayers with £134k expenses bill for second home

www.scotsman.com

Details of the bill come just days after the Chief Constable asked for an extra £140 million from the Scottish government.

12

Migrant helpline advising on issues including how to fix kettles is part of £120million call centre funded by the taxpayer

www.dailymail.co.uk

Operators at the call centre, run by charity Migrant Help, are being told to record every call concerning a broken item - no matter how minor.

03

Return to the office? Public sector splurges nearly £1.3million of taxpayers' cash on WFH equipment

www.dailymail.co.uk

A Mail on Sunday investigation lays bare the outlay on desks, office chairs and IT equipment for public sector workers still reaping the benefits of hybrid working brought in during the pandemic.

Saturday, Nov 8

20

Scotland's Chief Constable lands taxpayers with £134,000 expenses bill to help pay for her second home

www.dailymail.co.uk

Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell has landed taxpayers with an eye-watering £134,000 bill to help her buy a second home, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.

19

Labour's dismal failure to grip spiralling benefits bill 'could cost taxpayers £700 each'

www.express.co.uk

'Abandoning proper welfare reform while costs surge is a political choice with a £27billion bill attached'

16

Number of top-rate taxpayers hits record 1 million due to frozen bands

www.express.co.uk

The 45% top rate of tax was introduced by the Tories in 2013 with a threshold of £150,000

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HMRC set to send bill to all taxpayers for £377 after November

The warning comes as Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Autumn Budget on November 26, 2025.

Friday, Nov 7

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21

NYC’s MET museum to get whopping $25M taxpayer-funded LED lighting upgrade

nypost.com

The world-renowned Upper East Side museum is set to get nearly 20,000 “state-of-the-art sustainable” LED light fixtures across its 324 galleries.

17

Fury at 'outrageous hit job' on British taxpayers as Brussels 'demands UK pays into EU budget' for first time since Brexit under Starmer's 'reset'

www.dailymail.co.uk

The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a new agreement in May that Sir Keir claimed would 'move on' from past spats.

16

Sadiq Khan splurged £2million of taxpayers' cash on 'divisive race and gender scheme'

www.express.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan spent more than £2million on a race and gender scheme while City Hall warned staff of possible job cuts.