Tony Blair, Rachel Reeves and tax rises
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Labour’s plan to strengthen workers’ rights risks destroying jobs and hurting growth, Sir Tony Blair has warned.
“If the Chancellor opts for a larger revenue-raising step – particularly a manifesto-breaching increase in income tax or value-added tax (VAT) – she should make clear that it is temporary and conditional: a short-term measure to stabilise the public finances, not a permanent shift in direction,” the TBI said.
LONDON — Britain should scrap its flagship target of cleaning up the power system by 2030 and focus instead on cutting energy costs, according to former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s think tank. In a new report published Thursday,
As Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair succeeded in negotiating peace in Northern Ireland in 1998. Five years later, he joined the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq — sullying his reputation ever since.
RACHEL Reeves must make sure any major Budget tax rises are temporary for the hard-up, Sir Tony Blair’s institute warns. The Chancellor should reverse increases after growth strengthens, the
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(Yet) another digital ID card isn’t the answer
The latest iteration, the so-called ‘BritCard’, was formally introduced as government policy ahead of the Labour Party conference. It originates from the think tank Labour Together and has been endorsed by the Tony Blair Institute, it is pitched as a tool to curb illegal immigration.
Tony Blair’s think tank urges Labour to scrap green levies, warning that Ed Miliband’s 2030 clean power target risks voters and raises energy costs.
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Tony Blair ‘has a contribution to make’ to Trump’s Gaza peace deal, UK’s Middle East minister says
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EX-PRIME Minister Sir Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein while he was in office after lobbying from Lord Mandelson, it is claimed. The former Labour leader welcomed the late paedophile financier to
LONDON — The U.K. government is not moving fast enough to slash planet-destroying emissions from aviation, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned. Governments in Westminster and elsewhere must step up progress in developing cleaner alternatives to traditional jet fuel, according to a report today from Blair’s think tank, seen by POLITICO.