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Former cabinet minister Stephen Byers has called on the government to abolish the controversial inheritance tax. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Byers, a close ally of prime minister Tony Blair, described the tax as “a penalty on hard work, thrift and enterprise”. The former transport secretary, who resigned in 2002 following a series of… Read more »
The Electoral Commission is expected to criticise the Labour and Conservative parties next week over a “significant” number of donations that were reported late. The watchdog will publish details of donations made last year but which were not disclosed, and is expected to call on parties to clean up their act. A spokeswoman said the… Read more »
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