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Rishi Sunak must stick to promise to publish his tax return, demands Labour

Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to get on with his pledge to publish his tax return, which he made shortly after entering Downing Street

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Murky tax trail raises questions for Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi

Former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi faces an investigation following revelations he paid millions to the tax office to settle a dispute while he served under then-prime minister Boris Johnson.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stresses hard border must be avoided as UK-EU talks continue

The DUP has refused to enter the Stormont Assembly until unionist concerns are dealt with

Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023

Top 50 Gastropubs: The Red Lion and Sun crowned London’s best gastropub as Parkers Arms takes UK title

Eight London pubs feature in the full list, up from six the year before — but just one London spot has made the top 10

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2023

Nottinghamshire coal plant to stand down after orders to begin warming up

It was announced over the weekend that three UK coal plants, including the one in West Burton, near Retford, would begin to warm up.

Nottingham Post · Jan 23, 2023

Glasgow's burger specialists El Perro Negro create epic Haggis Burger for Burns Night

The burger aficionados have launched a limited edition burger to celebrate Burns Night featuring Arran smoked cheddar and topped off with traditional Ramsay of Carluke haggis.

Glasgow Live · Jan 23, 2023

Solving Northern Ireland Brexit dispute not rocket science, Bertie Ahern says

Former taoiseach tells Commons committee that UK, EU and DUP need to ditch red lines to make lasting deal

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? Millionaire ex-Chancellor in hot water over his tax affairs

A row over his tax bill threatens to derail the career of the top Tory, who arrived in the UK from Iraq as a 11-year-old and has since held some of the most senior jobs in Government

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

How consecutive Conservative governments destroyed union rights – a timeline of the UK's anti-strike laws since the 1970s

Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to introduce tough new laws that would further limit the right to take industrial action amid continuing strikes in the UK.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

Strikes: why refusing public sector pay rises won't help reduce inflation

The UK government has not yet resolved the thorny issue of ongoing public sector pay disputes, despite the fact that these workers are suffering much more from the cost of living crisis than their private sector counterparts. The government is worried about wage increases pushing up inflation that is already…

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023