Conservatives 'consider scrapping inheritance tax to win over voters' - costing Treasury £7bn a year
Saturday, 15 July 2023 Senior Conservatives are said to be discussing abolishing inheritance tax - at an annual cost of £7billion to the Treasury - in a bid to win over voters ahead of the next election.
The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England. Sky News
Conservative's Lord Houchen who has just has won a third term as Tees Valley mayor vowed to work with whoever is the prime minister after the general election. Ben Houchen praised the Labour leader for wanting to give mayors more power.
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After counting more than two million votes cast in the English council elections, a provisional National Share Estimate shows the Conservatives on just 26% of.. Sky News
Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election, with Chris Webb securing 10,825 votes, a majority of 7,607. The contest was triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal. The Tories avoided the humiliation of coming third in Blackpool South, but finished just 117 votes ahead of Reform UK. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the Treasury will monitor Thames Water's situation "very carefully" but believes the company is “still solvent” despite reports of shareholders withdrawing investment money. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is locked out of No 11 and is forced to knock on the door to be let in after appearing for the “Red Box moment” with members of his Treasury team. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Saturday, 15 July 2023
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