Martin Beckford

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Minister feels heat over net zero and says policies and Iran war 'both' to blame for rising bills

By: Martin Beckford

This obsession with green energy is making Britain UNINVESTABLE: JIM JOHNSON The Energy Secretary appeared to admit on Wednesday that Labour's Net Zero drive is helping to push up costs

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Tory town hall, forced to consider record council tax hike, vows to fight Labour's funding cut

By: Martin Beckford

Leaders of a flagship town hall forced to consider record council tax hikes are to challenge how little money they have been given by the Government.

Daily Mail

Andy Burnham goes to war on cowboy builders

By: Martin Beckford

Writing in the Daily Mail the Prime Minister tells how one woman was driven to attempt suicide by an unscrupulous tradesman who left her home unsafe to live in.

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Angela Rayner's council shake-up risks city status for historic Winchester and Canterbury

By: Martin Beckford

Historic places across England risk losing their prized status as cities as a result of a controversial shake-up by Angela Rayner

Daily Mail

Tories should admit pensions triple lock unsustainable, MP says

By: Martin Beckford

The senior party figure said that ditching the long-standing commitment would demonstrate that the Conservatives are the party of fiscal sustainability.

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Tories should be first party to admit pensions triple lock becoming unsustainable, MP says

By: Martin Beckford

The Conservatives should become the first party to admit the pensions triple lock is becoming unsustainable, according to a senior MP.

Daily Mail

Burnham accused of raid on struggling Brits with holiday tax

By: James Tapsfield, Martin Beckford

The Prime Minister gave his favoured regional mayors the power to impose an unlimited 'overnight visitor levy' on stays in hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets in England.

Daily Mail

Labour mayors in favour of holiday tax urged to back VAT cut for pubs

By: Martin Beckford

The party's regional leaders have been warned that the Overnight Visitor Levy risks making city breaks in England far more expensive than those overseas.

Daily Mail

Suella Braverman vows Reform town halls will scrap diversity schemes

By: Martin Beckford

The senior Reform MP said that councils run by her party will become flagships for undoing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 'nonsense'.

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Labour mayors urged to back VAT cut for struggling pubs as a condition of imposing holiday tax

By: Martin Beckford

Labour mayors have been told they must back VAT cuts for struggling pubs and restaurants if they want to impose Andy Burnham 's new holiday tax.