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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Tax the rich more to fill black hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to introduce a wealth tax to fill a black hole in public finances, after new polling shows almost all Labour members back the move.

The prime minister has been urged to adopt a “radical change of direction” after a survey, shared exclusively with The Independent, showed that 91 per cent of party members think the government should tax the rich more.

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