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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

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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…

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Conversation

Billionaire non-dom quit UK on day Hunt scrapped tax breaks, says adviser

Super-rich have left country to avoid being subjected to UK taxes on overseas income, conference hears

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey launches Lib Dem election campaign with ‘no ceiling on ambitions’

Leader says party is receiving best response from voters ‘for a generation’ as he unveils Yellow Hammer One battlebus

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tories clash on economy in first weekend of election campaigning

Parties trade blows over tax cuts as first weekend of general election campaign gets underway

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The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves slams ‘desperate and reckless’ Sunak over £64bn tax pledges

The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems target ‘blue wall’ with blitz of 2m leaflets in Tory heartlands

Seats of Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan included in long-planned assault, as party aims to persuade Labour supporters to lend them their votes

The Guardian - UK

Labour may give 16- and 17-year-olds right to vote, says Keir Starmer

Party leader says if you can work, pay tax and serve in armed forces you should be able to vote

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt hints Tories would cut taxes for higher earners if re-elected

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says she too wants lower taxes for working people as both parties begin to set out economic plans

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Evening Standard

Labour and Tories fight over economy as Hunt and Reeves drop tax cut hints

Rachel Reeves made a Thatcher-style commitment to ‘sound money’ while Jeremy Hunt dangled the prospect of further tax cuts as campaigning continues.

Evening Standard

The Tory MPs whose seats are at risk this general election

A number of top Conservatives could be at risk this general election

The Independent UK

Tories warned ‘no seat is safe’ as Lib Dems put Gove and Hunt on ‘big beast’ hit list

The Lib Dems have revealed their ‘big beast’ hit list of target Tory seats they believe they can win

The Independent UK

Ten top Tories at risk of losing seats at the general election

Voters to choose new prime minister and MPs, with a host of top Conservatives at risk of being ejected from Commons

Evening Standard

2024 general election: Lib Dems target Jeremy Hunt for their own Portillo moment in the Blue Wall

Labour has its own targets in the Home Counties including Grant Shapps

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How a day of fevered general election speculation unfolded

In today’s newsletter: From a drop in inflation, to Cameron’s cancelled sojourn to Tirana. Now can Rishi Sunak persuade people that being ‘back to normal’ is enough?

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious

Sunak’s party has plunged into a short campaign without a plan, says Henry Hill, the deputy editor of ConservativeHome

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