Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said neither party was being honest in the election about raising taxes after Keir Starmer warned autumn's Budget would be "painful." "They've said they won't increase income tax, national insurance, VAT or corporation tax. Three-quarters of our tax revenue comes from those four taxes and if they're not going to raise those, it leaves them with a very limited number of options," Mr Johnson said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cast your mind back to the heady days of early July, as a beaming Sir Keir Starmer swept into Downing Street to a cheering crowd and the promise of "change". Sky News
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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The prime minister has pledged to tackle a "deep rot" in the UK - but says it will take longer than he expected, as "things are worse than we ever imagined". Sky News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a meeting of the UK Cabinet on Friday as he became the first official visitor to Downing Street under Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership. Mr Zelensky briefed ministers about the situation in Ukraine and the need to expand Europe’s industrial defence base. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met with UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer following the European leader's summit on Thursday. Zelensky was greeted by Mr Starmer outside 10 Downing Street before the pair went inside to attend a special Cabinet meeting.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chairs a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scottish Labour's MPs met Keir Starmer at No 10 ahead of being sworn in at Westminster. The general election saw the number of the party's Scottish MPs rise from two - Ian Murray and Michael Shanks - to 37. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Greg Swindell says his daughter, Brenna Swindell -- who had been missing since last Thursday -- has now been found safe. The.. TMZ.com
Andrew Griffith has weighed in on the cronyism scandal, saying Keir Starmer needs to "grasp firmly by the nettle this growing scandal of Labour parachuting in top donors and political supporters into senior civil service roles." It comes as Ian Corfield, who donated £20,000 to Labour politicians over the past decade, was made a temporary director of investment at the Treasury last month. 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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