Politics
With Kemi’s new shadow chancellor, the Tories must hope for a bout of public amnesia
Andrew Griffith is keen on clearing red tape. Good job he wasn’t part of a Treasury team that abolished the Of...
Tax and spending
Politics
Politics
Khan addresses Polanski in Urdu at London assembly, mocking Green leader’s byelection video – as it happened
It comes after the Green leader, who is standing as a candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, reco...
Business
Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans
More than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job losses
Business
Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans
Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses
Home
Friday briefing: Would a wealth tax save our public services or be billionaire repellent?
In today’s newsletter: some think taxing the super-rich is a moral obligation, others says it drives cash away...
Home
Much of Europe already levies a tourist tax – a nice little earner for Italian hotspots
While England makes its first foray into unfamiliar territory, it’s proved a boon for Italy’s cash-strapped mu...
Politics
UK politics: Visitor levy powers should be in place by March 2028 in England, ministers say – as it happened
Downing Street gives more details of plan, saying it would be charged as a percentage of accommodation costs,...