Now people want to move the Houses of Parliament to Bristol as the Palace of Westminster undergoes a £5.7bn restoration April 12, 2016 First of all we were going to move the Houses of Parliament to Hull – now the nation's politicians are heading off to the Westcountry, if one design studio gets its way. Yes, Bristol-based architect Studio Egret has come up with a new design for the Houses of Parliament – nestled in next to Bristol's Templemeads station. This [...]
Nigel Farage is not going to be publishing his tax return unlike David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson in the wake of Panama papers April 12, 2016 David Cameron has done it, Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon have done it. Even George Osborne and Boris Johnson have done it. But Nigel Farage will absolutely not be publishing his tax return. While a host of high profile politicians have published their tax returns in response to public interest in tax affairs in the aftermath of the [...]
House of Lords defeat government on plans for starter homes April 12, 2016 The government has suffered a setback after the House of Lords defeated it on two starter homes policies. A coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrat and crossbench peers voted to moderate the government's plans to offer "affordable" homes to first-time buyers at a discount. The flagship policy was proposed by the government ahead of the General Election [...]
Panama Papers: David Cameron comes out all guns blazing, insisting MPs will not have to publish tax returns – as Labour MP Dennis Skinner is suspended over “dodgy Dave” jibe April 11, 2016 David Cameron came out all guns blazing this afternoon, slamming critics for their "deeply hurtful and profoundly untrue" comments about his father, while unveiling new measures designed to tackle tax evasion. The Prime Minister, who has been under growing pressure since his father was named in the so-called Panama Papers, accepted he should have addressed [...]
Steel crisis: Sajid Javid announces that government would consider going in on the purchase of Port Talbot with a commercial buyer April 11, 2016 Business secretary Sajid Javid announced in parliament today that government would consider co-investing in Port Talbot. Government would consider going in with another buyer on commercial deal, and that they had appointed accounting giant EY as a commercial adviser. "I've been in contact with potential buyers, making clear that the government stands ready to help," said [...]
Chancellor George Osborne shares his tax details for 2014/15, as Prime Minister David Cameron announces that nobody will be obliged to reveal their return April 11, 2016 Chancellor George Osborne has joined the list of politicians who have made their tax return public today. Osborne published a copy of a summary of his tax return for the 2014/15 tax year, revealing that he made a taxable income of £198,738 and paid income tax of £72,210. His income is compromised of £120,526 in taxable pay and [...]
This is how much tax Boris Johnson paid (and it’s the most of any politician so far) April 11, 2016 Tax returns are like buses. You spend ages waiting for one to turn up (or not, depending on your view of the world) and then three arrive all at once. Hot on the heels of George Osborne's and Jeremy Corbyn's comes that of London mayor Boris Johnson and it shows the now-Uxbridge MP has paid [...]
Now Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax return too (but what is Surrey income?) April 11, 2016 Anyone into the affairs of the nation's most powerful must be in ecstasy today: after David Cameron published details of his tax return yesterday and George Osborne waded in this afternoon, now Jeremy Corbyn has got involved, with details of his income. It's not very exciting, mind. Even as the Labour leader went head-to-head with the [...]
EU referendum: Former head of British Chambers of Commerce John Longworth condemns anti-Brexit multinational companies as “short-termist and narrowly focused” April 11, 2016 John Longworth, the former head of the British Chambers of Commerce, has accused large companies campaigning for Britain to remain in the European Union of being “short-termist and narrowly focused”. Longworth stepped down from his position as director-general of the BCC last month after he was suspended for expressing his support for a so-called Brexit. [...]
David Cameron to tell MPs: Companies will be criminally liable for employees who facilitate tax evasion April 11, 2016 Companies whose employees facilitate tax evasion will be held criminally liable, David Cameron will tell MPs today. The Prime Minister will address the Commons after a week in which his personal tax affairs came under scrutiny. Cameron was accused of hypocrisy last week by Labour after he confirmed that he had a stake in his [...]