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MPs accepted £400k in freebies this year as Farage faces standards inquiry

Parliamentary disclosures show a £100,000 increase in hospitality gifts, undermining efforts to challenge Nigel Farage over his undeclared earnings.

Aug 29

Budget to be held in October, Healey announces

Politics

Chancellor John Healey confirms 28 October for his first Budget

Healey pledges fiscal discipline and a shift of money and power away from Westminster as the government faces rising borrowing costs and a tight fiscal backdrop.

Jul 31

Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax

Politics

Burnham to give England’s mayors a share of income tax from 2028

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that England’s metro mayors will for the first time keep a share of income tax revenue from 2028 and business rates from 2027, replacing central grants with local funding.

Jul 31