Tax expert questions whether PM’s capital gains tax arrangement should continue
Rishi Sunak is benefiting from a lower effective tax rate due to most of his earnings coming from capital gains…
Sunak claims ‘strong support’ for NI Brexit deal after seeing off Tory rebels
Rishi Sunak has hailed the “incredibly strong support” for his new deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern…
Jeremy Hunt defends speed of his childcare budget giveaway as ‘biggest transformation in my lifetime’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended the speed of the rollout for his budget offer of free childcare for working parents,…
Jeremy Hunt thanks Sun readers for helping him freeze fuel duty in the Budget
JEREMY Hunt thanked Sun readers in his Budget yesterday for helping him freeze fuel duty. Hailing our Keep It Down…
Senior Tories call for rethink on corporation tax rise in order to boost growth
Hiking corporation tax to 25% is “not a good approach” to encouraging investment in the UK, senior Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg…
Rishi Sunak promises ‘beginning of a new chapter’ as he unveils ‘Windsor Framework’ deal on Brexit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined details of the “new Windsor Framework” agreed with the European Union to overcome trade…
Brexit: Deal over Northern Ireland not likely this week, minister suggests
A minister has played down the suggestion a Brexit deal on Northern Ireland can be struck this week as Rishi…
Fuel duty could rise in Budget in blow to hard-pressed motorists, hints Hunt
GLOOMY Jeremy Hunt has hinted fuel duty may have to rise at next month’s Budget. The Chancellor told a meeting…
Strikes Bill clears the Commons but legal challenges threatened
The Government’s new strikes law will be subject to legal challenges unless it is drastically amended, Jacob Rees-Mogg warned as…
Sunak fires Zahawi for ‘serious breach’ after tax affairs row
Nadhim Zahawi has been fired by Rishi Sunak for a “serious breach” of the Ministerial Code, following days of controversy…
Sunak under pressure over handling of Zahawi tax row
Rishi Sunak’s handling of the Nadhim Zahawi row has been defended as “fair” by a ministerial ally. The Prime Minister…
Hunt poised to approve £300m grant in bid to avert British Steel collapse
The Treasury is close to agreeing a £300m aid package for the UK’s second-biggest steel producer in a move aimed…