Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said. Healey resigned from Keir

Britain’s middle class would likely need to face higher taxes to fund a bigger state, according to research by the left-leaning Resolution Foundation showing they are squeezed less than international peers.

The Defence Secretary said the Chancellor would provide funding for the Defence Investment Plan at next month’s Budget.

The Defence Secretary said the Chancellor would provide funding for the Defence Investment Plan at next month’s Budget.

The chancellor insisted he is ‘100 per cent’ committed to spending three per cent of GDP on defence

John Healey: I’ll prove I’m no hypocrite on defence  The Times

John Healey’s reverse ferret on defence spending is a betrayal of Britain – Lt Col Stuart Crawford  GB News

LCP, a pension expert and legal firm, has warned shows that the vast majority of pensioners will not be eligible for the Labour Party government’s plans