BBC News1 day agoLabour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%bbc.co.uk - Ewan Somerville, Paul SeddonLabour's regional mayors in England have pledged to cap a new fee on visitors' overnight stays at 5%, after hospitality bosses warned it could put jobs at risk. Local leaders are set to gain new powers to charge an uncapped levy, dubbed a "tourist tax", as a percentage of the cost of hotels, bed and …
BBC News15 hours agoWhy are MPs voting on assisted dying again?bbc.co.uk - Richard Wheeler, Harry FarleyMPs will vote again on proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales on Friday. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow adults with fewer than six months to live to apply to be given help to end their own life. This would be subject to certain safeguards, including …
BBC News17 hours agoFormer Tory campaign chief pleads guilty over election betbbc.co.uk - Joe PikeThe Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his wife have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election. Anthony Lee stood to win approximately £15,000 after placing more than 60 successful bets totalling £1,549, the Gambling Commission …
BBC News18 hours agoKemi Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homelessbbc.co.uk - Jennifer McKiernanConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has denied her party's plans to cut housing benefit would make people homeless, but suggested some would have to "move somewhere cheaper". At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, she had challenged Andy Burnham to commit to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, …
BBC News1 day agoTax banks to cut energy bills, unions tell Andy Burnhambbc.co.uk - Iain WatsonThe leader of Britain's trade unionists has told Andy Burnham the government should introduce a "social tariff", paid for by a bank surcharge, to help low and middle earners with their energy bills. A social tariff is a discount on bills based on household income, and the TUC says it believes …
BBC News1 day agoMiliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions movebbc.co.uk - Hafsa KhalilForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected the chief rabbi's warning that British Jews are at greater risk after the UK announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Miliband said that as a "proud British Jew" he disagreed with UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, who described …
