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Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budget

The chancellor has decided that any increase might ultimately cost the Treasury if wealthy individuals defer the sale of assets or move them out of the country, according to Treasury sources. The tax is imposed on…

What’s the future for the Green party? Should it be ecosocialism? | Joe Todd

Then, when we lost a byelection in a Camden seat that is so Labour it has estates named after Blair-era ministers, the headlines called for Zack Polanski to resign. It does, however, mark the end of phase one for…

Who exactly will be affected by the UK review of benefits for young people?

What may change and who will be affected? Why are politicians talking about Neets? Ministers are expected to make a major policy announcement in November on plans to tackle what has been called a "generational challenge"…

Robert Jenrick has a bridge to sell you

Prior to his accession to Parliament, the one-time Tory leadership contender plied his trade at the auction house Christie’s , where he served as an international managing director. It’s a particularly odd scene to…

Peter Franklin: How can the Conservatives oppose Burnham’s Rejoin agenda without being derailed by it?

The Brexit section in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech is just 79 words long. What’s more, it wasn’t a defence of our national liberation from the European Union, but an attack on Andy Burnham for reopening the issue.…

‘From Hillsborough to the Troubles: Labour must deliver truth and accountability for every family’

His tireless campaigning alongside the Hillsborough families helped expose the devastating consequences of institutional failure, secrecy and the denial of justice. He understands, perhaps better than most politicians…

Don’t be fooled. The AI that was supposed to save us time is doing just the opposite | Gaby Hinsliff

Even after a guilty cull, my inbox is sitting at well over 7,000, but lately I've started subscribing to the Quentin Crisp theory of housework: why bother, when after four years or so you stop noticing the accumulating…

Delivering in local government: How Labour is building a better Britain everywhere

Week in, week out, Labour councils, working in partnership with the NHS, Homes England and the Labour Government, are getting things done for their local communities on the things that matter to local people. Every week…

Labour members would back tax increases on gambling, banks and wealthiest in Budget

Ahead of John Healey’s first Budget as Chancellor, polling conducted by Survation found that the vast majority of members would back tax rises on adult gaming centres, a windfall tax on banks and a wealth tax on those…

Macron and Merz edge closer to a budget deal

The European Commission is unveiling a new strategy focused on security, as Russia builds up its military presence, China explores new shipping routes, and Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions raise tensions. Also on the…