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Sky News says Reeves has told the Treasury those earning £45,000 or less qualify as "working people.” According to Reeves the following are NOT working people: - Leading Firefighters - Paramedics with 5 years experience. - Tube drivers - Policemen with 3 years experience.

Problem: £22bn black hole Rachel Reeves’ solution: Tax rises Problem: £50bn black hole Rachel Reeves’ solution: Tax rises Spot the problem.

08:30 on a Wednesday morning and security guards are rolling around on the floor having been assaulted by a shoplifter outside M&S in Loughborough. Police attendance from @leicspolice? Nope. No doubt Loughborough police station is packed with officers and police cars though!

Reynolds should apologise for the many other instances, over 10 years, where he lied about his qualifications. As a Director of Public Prosecutions, Starmer knows Reynolds broke the law. Unless Starmer sacks him, it’ll be another case of two-tier justice under Two-Tier Keir.

Starmer's Chagos Deal is a betrayal of Britain. Chagos has been British since 1814. Mauritius’s most respected leader said their claim is "ridiculous." We & 🇺🇸 have a vital military base there. Why an earth give control to an ally of China? This insanity must be stopped.

Terrifying re UK tax changes. ‘This is frightening... Here’s a list of the April 6 tax changes to underline just how fierce the tax storm is going to be. From April 6, the rate of employers’ National Insurance contributions will be increased from 13.8pc to 15pc, and the threshold cut from £9,100 per annum to only £5,000 – bringing many more low-paid and part-time workers into its ambit. Also, the minimum wage will have already increased from 1 April by 6.7pc, providing a multiplier effect on the increase of employers’ National Insurance contributions. Many businesses will be hit by large increases in rates as various reliefs are not renewed on April 1. Businesses in hospitality and leisure will see their bills increase from an average of £3,751 a year to £9,003 a year. Pubs with a rateable value of £100,000 will see business rates jump by £19,000 per year – and it is feared some 9,000 will close. While the increase to the main rate of capital gains tax from 20pc to 24pc was immediate from October 30, business asset disposal relief (BADR) from capital gains tax – originally introduced by Labour to encourage entrepreneurs – and investors’ relief (IR) are both being hiked from 10pc to 14pc from April 6. Also from April 6, non-dom status will be abolished, hastening the exodus of millionaires with that status, as few want their world-wide assets to be subject to inheritance tax at 40pc. The supportive tax regime for furnished holiday lets will be abolished on April 6, forcing many owners to sell to second home owners, which will turn some locations into ghost towns. Britain’s highly successful private equity industry will be made much less competitive by an increase in the rates of capital gains tax on carried interest to 32pc. Part of the industry will undoubtedly decamp to other countries with more favourable tax regimes. Double cab pick-up vehicles will be treated as cars, with large increases on taxes due as a consequence. Compounding the damage done by the imposition of VAT on school fees that was introduced on January 1, the eligibility of private schools for charitable rate relief for business rates will be removed. The stamp duty threshold for first-time buyers will drop from £425,000 to £300,000. Moreover, home movers will now pay stamp duty on purchases over £125,000, rather than the current £250,000. Vehicle excise duty (VED) doubles for all new petrol and diesel models double, with some cars facing annual charge as high as £5,490. And of course, council tax will rise again in April 2025, with local authorities in England permitted to increase bills by up to 5pc – 90pc plan to do so.’

Just stop the Chagos madness. We cannot afford to give the islands away with a large payment. There is no need to. Is this why farms and businesses have to be taxed so much?

The more that comes to light about Axel Rudakubana the clearer it becomes that there has been a seismic coverup.

🚨 NEW: 20 Broxtowe councillors have quit Labour in protest at the party’s direction under Keir Starmer [@HughCasswell]

The incredible cost of Starmer’s deal with Mauritius has been revealed: “£800 million a year for as long as we wanted to keep the base there, plus billions in reparations.” I bet taxpayers, pensioners, businesses, and farmers are glad to hear that. thetimes.com/article/0a0b0c…

To @realDonaldTrump . Just a gentle reminder what the UK Labour politicians have commented about you…

ANNOUNCED: @KemiBadenoch has been elected Leader of the Conservative Party

This is misinformation.

In the election campaign Labour said it would increase taxes by £8.5 billion, spending by £9.5bn and borrowing by £3.5bn by 2028/29 fund its plans. In the Budget the chancellor raised taxes by £40bn, spending by £76bn and borrowing by £36bn. Rachel Reeves says she had no… 🧵

They lied in order to get elected, it’s as simple as that. Reform must have really worried them as I don’t understand why they needed to lie given the state of the Conservative Party at the time. It’s very strange.

The most depressing thing is that @Keir_Starmer is sending the message that the bad people are the ones who: - saved or invested for their retirement - are prudent enough to have a moderate reserve, so if the boiler breaks they can buy another - have aspiration for their kids

So, publicans aren’t working people, anyone with savings, any shares, or assets aren’t working people, according to Keir Starmer. You lot have voted in communists that want everyone to be poor together, whilst they get free stuff and live the high life. DANGEROUS & SPITEFUL

The situation appears to be totally out of control, and there is no plan to deal with it. It’s complete madness.

This an appalling tweet from an education secretary, knocking independent schools is wrong @bphillipsonMP, should be caring for all educational establishments, imagine her saying this about faith schools, who exclude kids on the grounds of not being catholic, jewish or muslim

@CharnwoodPolice Any chance of dealing with the constant drug taking on the Stone Yard, Loughborough. We have to watch people abuse drugs every day with seemingly no action from the police.