{"id":288614,"date":"2026-02-13T02:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/288614\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T02:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T02:54:09","slug":"starmer-latest-angela-rayner-and-andy-burnham-hit-out-at-pms-pub-tax-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/288614\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer latest: Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham hit out at PM\u2019s pub tax grab"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Watch: Disdain for Labour unites Gorton and Denton ahead of crucial by-electionDisdain for Labour unites Gorton and Denton ahead of crucial by-election<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch13 February 2026 02:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Recap: UK to provide Ukraine with more than \u00a3500m for new defence missiles and systems<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with more than \u00a3500 million for new defence missiles and systems, the Ministry of Defence has announced.<\/p>\n

Defence secretary John Healey said the UK will contribute \u00a3150 million for the first time to Nato\u2019s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (Purl), a programme designed to speed up the country\u2019s air defence support.<\/p>\n

A further 1,000 UK-made lightweight multirole missiles will be delivered to Ukraine as part of a \u00a3390 million deal.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes as Mr Healey co-hosts meetings in Brussels with the 50-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group and Nato defence ministers on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch13 February 2026 01:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Will lowering the voting age change Britain\u2019s political landscape?<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch13 February 2026 00:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Reform ‘flagship’ local authority passes budget despite warning of ‘recklessness’<\/p>\n

Reform UK\u2019s \u201cflagship\u201d local authority in Kent has passed its first budget despite warnings from opposition leaders of \u201cextreme risk\u201d and it being \u201cpotentially reckless\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kent\u2019s Reform leaders have secured a 3.99 per cent council tax increase, 1% under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising ahead of their election win not to raise tax.<\/p>\n

But opposition bosses have criticised the move for not raising it to the maximum possible, which will leave the council with \u00a310 million less for the next financial year that could have protected services and reserves.<\/p>\n

They also pointed to a statement from the council\u2019s head of finance, David Shipton, legally required to be considered for the budget, where he said: \u201cThe decision to raise the council tax household charge below the level permitted without a referendum poses a long-term financial risk as a result of the council tax income forgone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 23:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Burnham and Rayner join forces to criticise Starmer’s pub tax rates<\/p>\n

Both Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have criticised Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s pub tax grab as the prime minister fights for his leadership.<\/p>\n

The two Labour figures, who have been tipped as potential rivals in a future leadership contest, suggested the Sir Keir should cut VAT to ease pressure on struggling businesses.<\/p>\n

The former deputy prime minister, speaking at a nighttime economy summit in Liverpool, called for extra help for the sector to help struggling towns and cities.<\/p>\n

During a question and answer session after her speech, Ms Rayner, forced from Government last year over a tax row involving her properties, said: \u201cAnd I think that we\u2019ve got to recognise the, it\u2019s not even the double whammy, it\u2019s not even the triple whammy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, I talked about the challenges on business rates, the challenges on VAT. The challenges, yes, the minimum wage going up and the living wage and the costs of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Burnham later supported a \u201cVAT rate more consistent with what you find in Europe because of the social value that your businesses bring to places and towns that need that life injected into them,\u201d according to The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally would support permanently a lower business rates regime for hospitality businesses for exactly the same reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 22:52<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Dorries says Ratcliffe’s claim Britain has been \u2018colonised\u2019 by migrants is ‘not hard-right rhetoric’Dorries says Ratcliffe’s claim Britain has been \u2018colonised\u2019 by migrants is ‘not hard-right rhetoric’<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 22:44<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trade union leader calls for Starmer to stand down if Labour comes third in Gorton and Denton by-election<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer should stand down if Labour comes third in the Gorton and Denton by-election, a trade union leader has said as she backed Angela Rayner to replace him.<\/p>\n

Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs\u2019 Association (TSSA), is the first leader of one of Labour\u2019s affiliated unions to publicly back an alternative to Sir Keir as party leader.<\/p>\n

She warned that a leadership challenge could come as soon as the end of the February, after a key by-election in which Labour risks falling behind Reform UK and the Greens.<\/p>\n

Ms Eslamdoust told the Daily Telegraph: \u201cIf we were to come third, I think Keir\u2019s time will be up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 22:16<\/p>\n

<\/a>Home Office spent \u00a3700k on Palestine Action proscription legal fight<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 22:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>In pictures: Angela Rayner calls for more support for nightlife sector\"AngelaAngela Rayner (PA) (PA Wire)\"AngelaAngela Rayner answers questions (Peter Byrne\/PA) (PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Bryony Gooch12 February 2026 21:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Rayner: Government must listen to struggling hospitality sector<\/p>\n

Angela Rayner has said the Government must listen to the struggling hospitality sector and recognise its \u201cvalue not just in rhetoric, but in policy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The former deputy prime minister was speaking at Liverpool\u2019s Night Time Economy Summit on \u201cwhat we need to see from Labour in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cIf we\u2019re serious about recovery, then we must fuel the recovery of them (businesses).<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means recognising the value not just in rhetoric, but in policy. And this is where we must be candid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is, without doubt, a clear divide between policy that truly understands the night time economy and policy that simply applies a one-size-fits-all approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo often, policy is done to this sector, not with it. And I recognise clearly and openly that more needs to be done to engage the industry directly and consistently and respectfully, to listen, to co-design, to recognise expertise where it exists.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause confidence in politics matters. Businesses need to believe that they will be treated fairly, that the rules won\u2019t shift without warning, that the long-standing structural issues will finally be addressed, not deferred again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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