Warning over gifting lump sums of cash ahead of new rule under Andy Burnham and John Healey

Families could be stung with HMRC inheritance tax bills from the Labour Party government's taxman, it has been warned.

Things are about to heat up in the UK Treasury as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey gears up for his first budget during a crucial autumn for the governing Labour Party.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which ran out of time in parliament’s last session

The warning comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's visit to Ukraine.

ANDY Burnham is set to meet John Swinney at a summit of the UK's devolved governments after facing criticism for completely avoiding Scotland during his so-called "listening tour" of the UK.

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee / Staff Reporter, with Reuters Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan must demonstrate its resolve to defend itself and pass a six-year, T$210 billion ($6.6 billion) special budget to buy military drones, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday ahead of a crucial vote in the opposition-contro

Andy Burnham has indicated he is prepared to put more investment into climate resilience and tackling wildfires, after the epidemic of blazes that has scorched Britain this summer.

Tributes are pouring in for Dolly Parton after the country music icon's death, with stars including Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves and Lily Tomlin paying tribute.

Press Association Political Staff Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in the Budget, saying he “won’t be unrealistic” about the state of the public finances. The Prime Minister said the UK was in a “challenging position” but insisted he would take a “careful approach” to the economy. On his first visit to…

Experts have warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will have little room to manoeuvre in their first Budget.

Andy Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in first Budget as he admits he 'won't be unrealistic'  GB News