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Slashing inheritance tax would heighten the deepening inequality between the have-nots and have-yachts, says Kevin Maguire, adding that Tories have fleeced ordinary workers

The Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said the country's welfare system is 'possibly the meanest in Europe in terms of how it treats the unemployed'

The TUC and Tax Justice UK have issued a last minute plea urging the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, not to slash inheritance tax in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes with tougher penalties for those subject to benefit sanctions for more than six months ahead of next week's Autumn Statement

Supporters of ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman have threatened to "raise hell", while the appointment of David Cameron has left MPs "agog and angry" amid fresh WhatsApp plotting by rebels

The government is considering a new tax on vapes 'as other countries have done' in a bid to curb youth vaping and slash the availability of e-cigarettes for children

Ministers are plotting a new tax on vaping to make it harder for kids to get their hands on e-cigarettes after countries including Germany and Italy introduced levies

The ex-PM's former chief-of-staff Edward Lister also told the Covid Inquiry he recalled Mr Johnson saying 'let the bodies pile high' in the summer of 2020 than impose another lockdown

Former chancellor George Osbourne claims the late Queen Elizabeth 'directly interfered' in British politics to stop cuts to a Highland bagpipe school connected to the British Army

The shamed former Prime Minister is claimed to have made the remark in a meeting in January 2021, when he demanded restrictions were fully lifted by September

The Home Office has had public failures including its inability to get a grip on the small boats crisis, including the shambles of its flagship policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Bankers were paid more than £13billion in bonuses in 2008, on the eve of the financial crisis, and the bid to further enrich the UK’s bankers was announced by Kwasi Kwarteng

The mortgage guarantee scheme allows first-time buyers to take out a mortgage with a 5% deposit - the Government then promises to cover some costs if your lender loses money

The benefit for 12 million pensioners across the country is due to rise by 8.5% in April under the triple lock pledge - unless the Tories go ahead with a tweak to the system

Government ministers have cast doubt on whether payments will go up in April in-line with inflation - despite warnings millions of families will pay a 'heavy price'

Andrew Cooper, who is standing for the Conservatives in Tamworth, is facing questions about his suitability to be an MP after the Mirror uncovered the offensive Facebook post

The UK economy is in a "horrible fiscal bind" as it heads for recession and with no room to cut taxes or increase public spending amid mounting political pressure on the Chancellor to do so, according to a report

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says weak economic growth and stubbornly high inflation leave “no room” for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases any time soon

The move could push an additional 400,000 UK children into absolute poverty

Britain is forecast to record the poorest economic growth across the G7 group of economies next year, according to the International Monetary Fund

Columnist Brian Reade says the Conservative Party conference was the bluntest of admissions that for 13 years the Tories have done nothing but make this country worse

The Prime Minister has sought to pitch himself on the side of motorists following the Tories' shock by-election win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip - which was dominated by a row over ULEZ

The Prime Minister - who was Chancellor during the crisis - changed his phone 'a number of times' since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and messages weren't backed up

The unrepentant ex-Prime Minister will gather her allies for a "growth" rally at Conservative party conference, where she will demand cuts to corporation tax for big businesses

As Europe’s biggest infrastructure project has been put at risk, official meeting logs reveal Sunak has not met HS2 Ltd once since being appointed to the Treasury in 2019