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Tories’ promises to raise tax threshold for pensioners a joke, Labour says

During a visit to Essex, shadow pensions secretary Liz Kendall claimed the Conservatives have worsened the quality of retirement.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves under Labour pressure to raise capital gains tax to revive public services

After ruling out rises in VAT, income tax or national insurance, shadow chancellor said to be weighing other options to raise cash in an autumn budget

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: IFS attacks Tory pledge not to reform ‘absurd’ council tax system – as it happened

Thinktank says at least half of houses are in the ‘wrong band’ with those in the north of England and Midlands paying too much

The Guardian - UK

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‘I’m not expecting a call from Nigel’: Jeremy Hunt on his fight to save his seat

Exclusive: chancellor emphasises importance of centre ground ahead of election as Reform courts Tory vote

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt warns against Tory lurch to right: ‘Elections are won from the centre ground’

Exclusive: Chancellor says Conservative party is ‘broad church’ and criticises Nigel Farage’s claims over immigration

The Guardian - UK

Conservative party manifesto: What will be Rishi Sunak’s key policies for the general election?

A guide to all the manifesto promises we could expect to see from the Conservatives before July 4

The Independent UK

UK Government gives £110,000 contract to TV debate coach ahead of General Election

A £110,000 taxpayer-funded contract has been handed to a TV debate coach by the UK Government to try and improve the public speaking of

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Lib Dems spring a 'small boat crisis' on Rishi Sunak at Thames rowing club near London

The PM was on a visit to Henley and was chatting away when suddenly the Lib-Dem vessel came motoring past on the Thames

Evening Standard

Lib Dems launch ‘Portillo pot’ fundraiser to oust Tory ministers

Leader Ed Davey tells party members it is critical moment as Tories pour election funds into keeping blue wall seats

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Conservative battlebuses hit the road, but ‘lonely figure’ Sunak seems like a solo traveller

Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory ‘big beasts’ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar

The Guardian - UK

Sunak suffers poll blow as levelling-up cash-for-votes row erupts

New poll gives Labour its biggest lead since Liz Truss meltdown as ‘Tory towns’ gain most from new funds

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: This election, Whitby Woman’s choice can change the rest of Britain

You remember Mondeo Man? The typical voter that Sir Tony Blair was keenest to target in 1997. In later elections there was Essex Man, Worcester Woman, Waitrose Woman and finally Workington Man in 2019, who Boris Johnson won over so successfully across the Red Wall.

Evening Standard

London's stock market faces a crisis. Jeremy Hunt says ‘nothing to see here’

City Comment: Does the Chancellor believe his words, or is it all politics?

Evening Standard

Election blow for Sunak as IFS says Tories oversaw ‘worst income growth for generations’

A damning new report has laid bare more then a decade of languishing living standards under successive Conservative governments

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Fiscal tussle: who will win the battle to put up taxes the least?

The Conservatives and Labour are embroiled in a fight to woo voters with promises to keep rates of tax low

The Independent UK

Labour and Conservatives ‘misleading’ voters on tax and spending plans, top economist warns

Exclusive: As a war of words continues on whether Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak would rule out a VAT hike, a top economist tells The Independent that both men are being dishonest with voters about the country’s finances

Evening Standard

General election 2024: what is a 'Portillo moment' and could Jeremy Hunt suffer one next?

Chancellor vows to fight for the ‘blue wall brick by brick’ to avoid a repeat of an infamous shock result for the Tories in 1997

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt — the Blue Wall's defender-in-chief

All 650 parliamentary constituencies are worth the same, but some hold a particular value to parties. For Labour, Sir Keir Starmer is determined to win back seats in Scotland and the Red Wall. For Rishi Sunak, focus has long been on retaining the Blue Wall — seats in southern England…

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The Guardian - UK

Six-year income tax threshold squeeze to last until 2028, says UK chancellor

Jeremy Hunt clashes with BBC presenter over linking increased mortgage rates to Liz Truss mini-budget

The Independent UK

Tories taunt Keir Starmer over Diane Abbott fiasco

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has questioned how Keir Starmer hopes to handle Vladimir Putin if he cannot make a decision on Diane Abbott’s future

Evening Standard

Stealth tax on income will stay until 2028 if Conservatives are re-elected, admits Jeremy Hunt

The Chancellor clashes with Labour’s Rachel Reeves over VAT

The Guardian - UK

No decision taken on barring Diane Abbott from selection as Labour candidate, says Keir Starmer – as it happened

It comes after former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the party’s treatment of Abbott was ‘a disgrace’

The Independent UK

Labour and Conservatives rule out VAT hikes amid row over tax plans

The chancellor accused Labour of secretly planning to raise VAT, while Labour accused the Conservatives of having a £71bn hole in their spending plans

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt: My seat's on a 'knife edge' but the Conservatives will defend the Blue Wall brick by brick

EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor said his Surrey seat is on a ‘knife edge’ as the Liberal Democrats seek to oust him

The Conversation

Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers

The most recent UK inflation figures, released towards the end of May 2024, saw a drop in the official rate of price rises to 2.3%, not that far off the Bank of England’s target level of 2%. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, said the figures were encouraging.

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