Keir Starmer sets out plans to rebuild UK's public finances
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Keir Starmer sets out plans to rebuild UK's public finances
Sir Keir Starmer claimed his government "have done more in seven weeks than the Conservatives have done in seven years" as he criticised the former government for "leaving a black hole in public finances." Speaking from the rose garden in Downing Street, the prime minister said: "We will do the hard work to root out 14 years of rot, reverse a decade of decline and fix the foundations."
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Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out allowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia as he marked the 1,000th day of the war. The prime minister said he did not wish to get into āoperational detailsā on the matter as the "only winner in that would be Putin." It comes as US President Joe Biden authorised the use of US-supplied long-range weapons. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Conservative MP James Cartlidge says he āwelcomesā President Bidenās decision to allow Ukraine to begin firing US rockets deep into Russia. He continues saying, "In terms of long-range missiles, this is the right decision to help Ukraine defend itself".
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A former Conservative cabinet minister has thrown his hat into the ring to become the inaugural chair of Britain's new independent football regulator. Sky News
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was joined by shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs, Victoria Atkins as she visited J H and Son farm near Long Crendon on Thursday. The opposition leader headed to Buckinghamshire to speak to farmers about their concerns over the latest budget.
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Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, Kevin Hollinrake, says the Conservatives are in support āin principlesā of the creation of pension "megafunds" to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure.
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MPs including shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel and Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch have turned out in Westminster to offer their support to the farmers protest. Thousands of farmers arrived at the event in a convoy of tractors before joining a huge rally attended by celebrities including Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Jeremy Clarkson. The plans introduced by Labour in last month's Budget to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than Ā£1 million have sparked fury among rural communities. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded with Labour to "back down" over its Inheritance Tax on farms as he joined thousands of farmers for a mass protest in London on Tuesday. The 64-year-old former Top Gear presenter was joined by his Clarkson's Farm co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland at the rally. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Environment secretary Steve Reed has insisted "only around 500 farms will be affected" by the new family farm tax. The plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than Ā£1 million have sparked fury among rural communities, with thousands of farmers descending upon Westminster on Tuesday in protest.
"The vast majority of farms will pay nothing more under the new scheme - that's been validated by the Independent Office for Budget Responsibility," Mr Reed added.
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The president of the National Farmers' Union has slammed the government's new family farm tax in a speech in Church House in Westminster. Tom Bradshaw described the inheritance tax as an "āextraordinaryā betrayal of farmers as he led the protest attended by thousands of farmers on Tuesday. He also warned MPs that the issue "would not be going away." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn