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Speaking on the Today programme, she said she would only publish information of that kind if the Tory MPs who have criticsed her over the sale agree to publish their own tax details going back more than a decade. There is no indication any of them will.
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Rayner has repeatedly said that she did nothing wrong, and that she paid all the tax she owed. But Tory MPs have suggested, on the basis of information published in a new biography of Rayner by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative deputy chair, that rules were broken, and yesterday Greater Manchester police said it was reviewing its decision not to investigate some of these allegations.
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Rayner says she has had tax advice saying she did now owe capital gains tax on the sale, as some Tories have alleged. But, in an interview on the Today programme, asked why she would not publish it, she replied:
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Because that’s my personal tax advice. But I’m happy to comply with the necessary authorities that want to see that.
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She said she would hand over the information to the police and HM Revenue and Customs,adding: “But I’m not going to put out all of my personal details for the last 15 years about my family”.
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Rayner said that if James Daly, the Tory deputy chair who reported her to Greater Manchester police, Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt published their tax details for the last 15 years, she would do the same. She added:
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If you show me yours, then I’ll show you mine.
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Official figures have confirmed that the UK economy went into recession at the end of last year, after the latest estimate found it contracted in the last two quarters of 2023, Phillip Inman reports.
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Good morning. Keir Starmer is launching Labour’s local elections campaign this morning, and to mark the event he has discovered his inner Boris Johnson. He has written a joint article with Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, praising the ambition behind levelling up, Johnson’s flagship domestic policy priority.
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This is not new territory for Starmer. Much of his leadership has been about trying to win back the “red wall” voters who deserted Labour for the Tories in 2019 and it’s why he has told them he wants to “make Brexit work”, not rejoin the single market. Like Johnson, Starmer has criticised what is said to be the new Labour economic model, one over-reliant on financial services in the City of London to generate revenue to subsidise the rest of the UK.
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But there is a new twist in the article today; Starmer is blaming Rishi Sunak for blocking levelling up. (Demonising Sunak for thwarting Johnson, you could say he’s discovered his inner Nadine Dorries too.)
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In their article Starmer and Rayner write:
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Where you are born often dictates where you end up. That people from Blackpool have a life expectancy of ten years fewer than those in Westminster is a travesty. Instead of pitting areas against one another and relying on the square mile of the City of London to keep the UK economy afloat, we’ll tackle Britain’s regional divide and match the ambition people have for their community. It will be at the heart of our mission-led government.
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It’s understandable that working people might have become disillusioned or cynical, because one of the biggest tragedies of the past 14 years is the sense that things can’t change. But they can and they will.
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The Tories started to understand this with the levelling-up white paper. Much of the analysis in it was good. And there were parts that talked a good game about how Britain needed to build up all parts of the country.
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But the policy was killed at birth by the then chancellor, Rishi Sunak, who refused to back it; the chaos and corruption of the Tory government under Johnson, and a failure to give regions the levers to make it happen. The “cap in hand” approach left places patronised, not empowered. A few million pounds for local projects was not part of a co-ordinated strategy but part of a short-term giveaway — and local people have seen through it.
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Labour was not quite so complimentary about the levelling up white paper when it was published.
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As well as being deputy leader, Rayner is shadow levelling up secretary and she will be in charge of this portfolio in a Labour government. She wants to find another name for levelling up (the concept, but also by extension the department). It has been reported that “powering up” is one option, although you would assume they would be able to come up with something better.
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In their article Starmer and Rayner argue that Labour’s plans to devolve more powers to metro mayors and local authorities will go a long way to delivering levelling up. They say:
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Whitehall under the Tories has become too passive and overly centralised. We will turn that on its head, delivering a far more active central government willing to give local leaders the levers needed to turbocharge their areas. We will change the relationship. Partnership in pursuit of common national missions, not buck-passing and division.
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Our Take Back Control Act will entrust power to local leaders, who know their area best and have skin in the game. We will widen English devolution so that every community is taking advantage of the opportunities it brings. We will deepen devolution so combined authorities have a path to gaining powers over transport, skills, housing and planning, employment support, energy and can get a long-term integrated funding settlement in return for exemplary frameworks for managing public money. This will enable local leaders to develop powerful local growth plans that attract specialist industries and enhance their local strengths.
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Here is the agenda for the day.
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10am: Keir Starmer speaks at the launch of Labour’s local elections campaign in the West Midlands. Angela Rayner, the deputy leader, and Richard Parker, the party’s candidate for West Midlands mayor, are also there.
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11.30am: The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson holds a press conference in Blackpool to unveil the party’s candidate in the forthcoming byelection.
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12pm: Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, takes questions at Holyrood.
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Also, in the Scottish parliament, an assisted dying bill drafted by the Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur is being published.
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angela liner, Labor’s deputy leader described the Conservatives’ leveling up policy as being like a burnt out car.the mirrors lizzy buchan I posted this from a recital where Mr. Rayner was speaking.
Angela Rayner says the Tory Level Up slogan is now a “burnt-out shell…like a damaged car left in a garage row”. pic.twitter.com/4JlVSn2xTF
— Lizzy Buchan (@LizzyBuchan) March 28, 2024
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Angela Rayner says the Tory Level Up slogan is now a “burnt-out shell…like a damaged car left in a garage row”. pic.twitter.com/4JlVSn2xTF
— Lizzy Buchan (@LizzyBuchan) March 28, 2024
Rayner says she won’t publish advice, refutes claims she didn’t pay all taxes owed after selling home
angela linerThe Labor deputy leader said he would not publish tax advice he received on the sale of a home he sold before becoming an MP.
On the Today programme, she said she would only release such information if Conservative MPs who had criticized her over the sale agreed to release their tax details going back more than 10 years. . There’s no indication either of them will.
Rayner has repeatedly said he did nothing wrong and has paid all taxes owed. But Tory MPs suggested breaches of the rules were based on information published by former Tory deputy leader Lord Ashcroft in a new biography of Mr Reiner, and yesterday Greater Manchester Police said they would not investigate some of them. announced that it is reconsidering its decision. Suspicion.
Mr Rayner said he had received tax advice that he would be liable to pay capital gains tax on the sale, as some Conservatives have claimed. But in an interview on the Today show, she was asked why she doesn’t publish, to which she replied:
Because that’s my personal tax advice. But I am willing to submit to the necessary authorities who want it.
She said she intended to hand over the information to the police and Revenue and Customs, adding: “But I do not intend to release all the personal information about my family over the past 15 years.”
Ms Rayner said she would do the same if Tory deputy leader James Daly, Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Jeremy Hunt, who reported her to Greater Manchester Police, released their tax statements for the past 15 years. He said he was deaf. She added:
If you show me yours, I’ll show you mine.
Sunak is hit with revised statistics showing Britain entered recession last year
The UK economy entered recession at the end of last year, official figures have confirmed, after the latest estimates showed it contracted in the last two quarters of 2023. philip inman I will report it.
Mr Starmer praises the ambition behind Boris Johnson’s Level Up plan, slams Mr Sunak for blocking it
good morning. keir starmer To mark the start of Labour’s local election campaign this morning, he has discovered his inner Boris Johnson.he wrote joint article and angela linerThe Labor deputy leader praised the ambition behind Leveling Up, which is Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top domestic policy priority.
This is not new territory for Starmer. Much of his leadership has been about trying to win back the “red wall” voters who defected from Labor to the Conservatives in 2019, saying he wanted to “make Brexit work” rather than return to the single market. That’s why I’m here. Like Mr Johnson, Mr Starmer has criticized what is described as a new Labor economic model that relies too heavily on the City of London’s financial services to generate revenue to subsidize the rest of the UK. There is.
But today’s article has a new twist. Mr Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of preventing him from leveling up. (Although he demonizes Sunak for thwarting Johnson, you could also say he discovered his inner Nadine Dorries.)
Starmer and Rayner write in their article:
Where you are born often determines where you end up. It’s a travesty that people in Blackpool have a life expectancy of 10 years less than people in Westminster. Rather than pitting regions against each other and relying on the square miles of the City of London to sustain the UK economy, we will tackle Britain’s regional disparities and respond to the ambitions people have for their communities. Masu. It will be the core of our mission-driven government.
One of the greatest tragedies of the past 14 years has been the feeling that things cannot change, so it’s no wonder working people are becoming disillusioned and cynical. But they can and will do it.
The Conservative Party began to understand this with the Leveling Up White Paper. Much of the analysis was excellent. And there were parts that talked a good game about how Britain needs to strengthen every part of the country.
However, the policy was rejected by then chancellor Rishi Sunak and killed at birth. The reason for this is the chaos and corruption of the Conservative government under Johnson, and the failure to provide local areas with the tools to make this happen. The “hat in hand” approach only patronized the place, not empowered it. Spending millions of pounds on local projects was part of a short-term donation rather than part of a co-ordinated strategy, and local people saw through it.
Labor was not very positive about the Leveling Up White Paper when it was published.
Mr Rayner is both deputy leader and shadow leveling up secretary, a portfolio he will hold in a Labor government. She wants to find another name for leveling up (a concept, or even an extension of the division). It’s been reported that “power ups” are one of the options, but I think they can come up with something better.
In their article, Starmer and Rayner argue that Labour’s plans to devolve more powers to big city mayors and local authorities will go a long way to leveling up. They say:
Under the Conservatives, Whitehall became too passive and too centralised. We will turn this around and bring about a more proactive central government that gives local leaders the tools they need to revitalize their communities. We will change our relationships. A partnership that pursues a common national mission, rather than shifting responsibility or dividing.
Our collection management method will place power in the hands of local leaders who know their region best and are actually in the game. We will expand English decentralization and ensure that all communities can take advantage of the opportunities it brings. We will deepen decentralization and ensure a pathway for unified authorities to gain powers over transport, skills, housing and planning, employment support and energy, in exchange for an exemplary framework for managing public finances. This will enable you to obtain long-term, integrated financial settlement. This will enable local leaders to develop strong local growth plans that attract specialized industries and strengthen local strengths.
The agenda for the day is:
10 am: Keir Starmer speaks at the launch of Labour’s local election campaign in the West Midlands. Deputy leader Angela Reiner and the party’s West Midlands mayoral candidate Richard Parker are also in attendance.
11:30am: Reform UK MP Lee Anderson held a press conference in Blackpool to announce the party’s candidates for the upcoming by-election.
12pm: Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, is questioned on Holyroodhouse.
The Scottish Parliament has also published an assisted dying bill drafted by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam MacArthur.
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