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  • Stephen Kinnock quizzed on his dad’s calls to ditch two-child benefit cap

    Politics

    Stephen Kinnock said that discussions in government around scrapping the two-child benefit cap are “ongoing”, when asked about his father Lord Kinnock’s calls to ditch the policy. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, the health minister said: “Decisions about the Budget, decisions like that have major financial implications, they are a matter for the Chancellor.”  [...]

    Kinnock jokingly suggested that his father should “contact Rachel Reeves” with his stances on welfare policy. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
  • Jonathan Reynolds slams wealth tax as ‘daft’ in broadside against Labour left

    Politics

    Jonathan Reynolds has dismissed the prospect of a wealth tax as “daft”, amidst repeated warnings from the City that the policy would damage the UK economy.  In a podcast interview with GB News, the business secretary told those on the left of the Labour party: “Get serious!”  Reynolds insisted that much of Labour policy already [...]

    Reynolds insisted that much of Labour policy already constitutes taxes on the wealthy.
  • What’s so bad about a wealth tax?

    Opinion

    That "millionaires don't need all that money" misses the point. Wealth taxes hurt us all, writes Callum Price.

    Former Labour party leader Neil Kinnock called for a wealth tax earlier this week
  • Downing Street flirts with wealth tax despite exodus fears 

    July 7, 2025

    The UK’s unprecedented exodus of wealthy people could be set to accelerate after the government opened the door to introducing a wealth tax, following calls for such a move by former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock and a host of union leaders. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has all but conceded that taxes will have to rise [...]

  • Send in the clowns… don’t bother, they’re already here

    June 12, 2024

    The PM’s decision to leave the D-Day commemorations early had all the hallmarks of a classic gaffe. Jessica Frank-Keyes takes us through the history of political gaffes and asks why some are more memorable than others

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