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LABOUR called on the government today to reverse an estimated £1.3 billion “bung” to second-home-owners and landlords.
The party accused the Treasury of trying to sneak the announcement through after Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s summer economic update on Wednesday.
The update was blasted by Labour and trade unions for its poor targeting of financial support, leaving out many businesses and millions of people who are struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic.
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
Fan group The 1873 issues scathing response to owners’ statement saying the club will not close