The UK's Labour Party has announced a comprehensive plan to tackle tax avoidance, aiming to raise over £5.1 billion a year by 2028/29 to fund its pledges for the NHS and school breakfast clubs. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves highlighted the initiative as a key part of Labour's fiscal strategy, emphasizing the need for tax compliance and the closure of loopholes in the government's non-dom plans. The plan includes tightening proposals on non-domiciled residents, expanding tax-compliance investigations, and hiring 5000 new tax compliance officers. This announcement comes amid controversy surrounding Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner's tax affairs, with allegations of tax avoidance on the sale of her council house in 2015. Rayner has defended herself, stating she received professional advice indicating her tax arrangements were within the rules. However, critics, including some within her party, have urged her to publish the advice to clear the air. The Labour Party's tax avoidance crackdown is seen as a move to address public services funding and ensure tax fairness.
The silhouette of Labour’s magic money tree emerges. Just whistle up 5,000 more tax officials and generate £5 billion. Simples. I mean @RachelReevesMP, why stop there…10,000 tax officials for £10 billion, 50,000 more for £50 billion…. Labour floats plan to boost HMRC… https://t.co/FgWBuluJds
Labour's plans to tackle tax dodgers are "not rocket science", shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says https://t.co/5E5PWfR5iW https://t.co/ivGCiDXBlQ
'I have every confidence that Angela Rayner has paid the correct amount of tax.' Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, @RachelReevesMP, believes it is 'not right that Angela Rayner is held to a higher standard than anyone else.' https://t.co/phwpCBDYOa
'It is important that we crack down on fraud, avoidance, evasion, wherever it exists.' Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, @RachelReevesMP, stresses to @ChristopherHope, the importance of stamping out a range of fraudulent tax practices in order to tighten the "tax gap". https://t.co/NagZsJSs9V
'I think if you've made Britain your home, you should pay your fair share of tax!' Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, @RachelReevesMP, talks to @ChristopherHope, about Labour's new tax crackdown pledges. https://t.co/F4Q8OI2oy1
"I want to bring growth back to our economy." Shadow chancellor @RachelReevesMP speaks on what she hopes to achieve in government if Labour wins the next general election. https://t.co/KExGwLL9qT 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/UdqsSjGQe0
Angela Rayner is getting a taste of her own medicine. She attacked leading Tories for their ‘creative’ tax affairs. Now it has come back to bite her. Can politicians please stop arguing over tax returns and get back to proper politics?, writes Lauren Smith https://t.co/oZT3d7N6NJ
At least £36bn was lost to the Treasury last year because of tax avoidance. And this is a very conservative estimate. This is known as the tax gap and it's a scandal that we must attack. Here I set out how @RachelReevesMP will do just that. https://t.co/tcFSvwdC1p
Today's Readout! On Rachel Reeves' tax avoidance crackdown and who's on the new panel Labour has appointed to help https://t.co/19RSrQhea3
NEW Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves sits down with @GBNEWS for an interview in a Manchester hospital Benefit cheats face 'crackdown' under Labour as Rachel Reeves vows to 'root out' unlawful claims https://t.co/BobrqOFGfo
Labour creates tax panel to help it clamp down on avoiders https://t.co/8HOYxcjb9k
.@MartinDaubney: ‘An army of tax men, knocking at the door, twitching curtains of the electorate, it’s not the sexiest vote winner is it?’ Bill Rammell: ‘But, it’s about deterrence' Former Labour Minister, Bill Rammell, chats to Martin Daubney about Rachel Reeve's new tax plan. https://t.co/IvboAtxmk1
The UK Labour Party has announced a plan to crackdown on tax avoidance. Is there more to come? Get the Readout with @PronouncedAlva https://t.co/cPyt2TOSMK
CRACKING opening gambit from @christopherhope to Rachel Reeves on @GBNEWS now "Today you're clamping down in tax avoidance. What's wrong with avoidance? Do you have an ISA? That's tax avoidance"
Rachel Reeves has this morning announced a new plan to “take on the tax dodgers” and raise an extra £5.1bn a year by the end of the next parliament. 📫 Today’s Morning Call with @willydunn https://t.co/BkdTxaA2gg
The Tories let tax dodgers go unchecked. Labour won’t put up with it | Margaret Hodge https://t.co/eKQT4hpml7
❌ Under the Tories, tax-dodgers haven’t paid their fair share, with the number of investigations by HMRC halving in the last five years. ✅ Labour will crackdown on tax-avoiders, reclaiming £5.1b per year by 2028/29. More below 👇🏾 https://t.co/6WRfGvusJo
Benefit cheats face 'crackdown' under Labour as Rachel Reeves vows to 'root out' unlawful claims https://t.co/P4n0cToq9p
'A lot of this is really smoke and mirrors' '[Rachel Reeves] does NOT want the accusation to gain ground that Labour will either raise taxes or increase borrowing more and spook the financial markets' @LiamHalligan | On The Money https://t.co/TP81xjqoQH
Labour's tax crackdown could be dampened by "bigger public finance challenge", economists warn https://t.co/u7WeoDYGfp
'You are right to be sceptical...' @LiamHalligan breaks down Labour's pledge to fund £5bn a year by tackling tax avoidance. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/KGcWArod1L
I will take on tax dodgers to fund our NHS. I know that the NHS is a priority for people in Britain - and it is Labour's priority too. https://t.co/SmjZX6P0Lp
Kevin O’Sullivan clashes with former Labour adviser Richard Power-Sayeed over Angela Rayner’s alleged ‘tax dodging.’ Kev: “Why doesn’t she show the letter to us?” Richard: “Guess what, Kev? You don’t matter and the police do!” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/tyGmoBI8Ls
Why is media focussing on Rayner’s taxes? Honeytrap is a far more interesting scandal | Adam Boulton (@adamboultonTABB) https://t.co/DMMRBmCf4Q
Julia Hartley-Brewer has been told that Labour's commitment to crack down on tax dodgers to fill a hole in spending plans is "a no-brainer."
"That looks to me like a message to Angela Rayner, 'sort yourself out'!" Kevin O'Sullivan suggests that Labour's planned crack down on tax dodgers could be aimed to Angela Rayner. @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/sHUQnfUpzK
Today Labour have announced plans to ‘tackle tax dodgers’… https://t.co/jBvzslfqgm
To reduce tax avoidance by £5.1bn by the end of the next parliament, Labour will need to invest as soon as possible. 📫 Today’s Morning Call with @willydunn https://t.co/D0X89uXhe2
‘She is authentic and she is relatable, by being seen to be evasive on this issue, she is undermining that reputation with the public.’ Luke Tryl comments on a poll revealing around two thirds of the public would like Angela Rayner to expose the tax advice she has been given. https://t.co/FXyn1ibGgW
"If you are saying we are campaigning on the eradication of loopholes and tax avoidance and your deputy leader is prima facie in breach of those laws, you do have a problem.” It’s “odd” Angela Rayner has not published the tax advice she received, says Dominic Lawson. https://t.co/4XaoKpccoz
‘They were still right to make this move, even if the Angela Rayner's story is an unfortunate distraction for them.’ Senior Politics Editor of the New Statesman, George Eaton, gives his view on Labour's plans to clamp down on 'tax dodgers.' https://t.co/bpjNCqrLy4
#TheStandardView: Labour's non-dom tax plans are a lesson in risk and reward https://t.co/noUH0U81Pm
Today we have set out Labour's plan to clamp down on tax avoidance and to close loopholes in the government's non-dom plans. With the money that raises, we will fund our plans for the NHS, dentistry, and breakfast clubs for all primary schools. https://t.co/7l7vW0pZGU
Julia Hartley-Brewer clashes with former Tony Blair adviser John McTernan over the tax row on Angela Rayner’s council house sale. Julia: “Voters are very unhappy when people who want power over them lie to them.” John: “That is nonsense, Angela Rayner hasn’t lied!” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/dtbbbR9vg6
Closing the UK’s tax gap is ‘not rocket science’, says Rachel Reeves https://t.co/V0MR9l3rAb
A More In Common poll of 2,020 adults found that 67% thought that Angela Rayner should make her tax advice public. Just 14% said she should not. That’s odd, I kept reading on here that “nobody cared”. The British public doesn’t like blatant hypocrisy. https://t.co/Jnt7JEXbuS
🔺 NEW: Rachel Reeves has said she is “absolutely certain” that Angela Rayner did not avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of her former council house ⬇️ https://t.co/gHgNRnE4Z6
💷"Labour's plan will make sure everyone pays their fair share – and by investing in public services and getting the economy growing, we will make people across Britain better off." @jamesmurray_ldn on Labour's plan to tackle tax avoidance and evasion: 👇 https://t.co/LYSweljzW2
Kevin O’Sullivan urges Labour to release the letter of ‘professional advice’ which Angela Rayner claims would clear her of any tax wrongdoing. “Starmer seems to think this is going to blow over - hey Keir, it’s not!” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/y6szFno1hX
‘It is the sort of thing governments say they are going to do but the reality is it is not that easy.’ GB News Political Correspondent, @forster_k, reacts to Labour's pledge to crack down on 'tax dodgers.' https://t.co/Zk5lEt8kY7
I will crack down on tax avoidance to fund more NHS hospital and dentist appointments, and free breakfast clubs for all primary schools. https://t.co/OzGsiC6rS0
Labour have announced a crackdown on tax avoidance by closing non-dom tax loopholes to generate more money for the NHS and schools. Do you trust Labour with the nation's finances? 📞0344 499 1000 @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/ILKC2aHcA3
"Does Labour lack the moral courage to promise a big increase in the health budget?" @BBCNickRobinson asks Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she announces plans to raise £5bn from tax dodgers to fund policies on the NHS and breakfast clubs. #R4Today
“I am confident she has paid the right amount of tax." After Rachel Reeves insisted that Labour would ensure ‘everybody pays their fair share of tax', @NickFerrariLBC couldn’t help probe the Shadow Chancellor on her colleague Angela Rayner. https://t.co/cHpA2V1Nlc
Labour to scrap inheritance tax non-dom ‘loophole’ to fund NHS, Reeves claims https://t.co/Ov0KPCTfP1 #tax #NHS
There’s £5 billion extra a year in tax that can be collected but the Tories are failing to do so. Labour will go after those who are avoiding or evading tax to pay for hospital and dental appointments and school breakfast clubs. That must be the right approach.
The Tories have failed to tackle tax dodgers as our public services crumble. @RachelReevesMP will crack down on tax dodgers to fund more NHS hospital and dentist appointments, new scanners, and free breakfast clubs for all primary school pupils in England. https://t.co/eqsgqRVJI4
Two-thirds of voters believe Angela Rayner should publicly reveal the tax advice she received on her house sale, a poll has found https://t.co/1whA1r6HAW
Labour’s plan to crack down on tax dodgers will put much-needed money into Portsmouth schools and hospitals👇🏻 https://t.co/a66LRvFRtd
'Who would you be aiming this at?' @kategarraway questions the Shadow Chancellor on Labour's announcement that they will raise cash by cracking down on tax avoidance. Rachel Reeves says the clampdown is about 'tax compliance as well as tax avoidance.' https://t.co/iAfGjxP72g
Labour vows ‘tax dodger’ crackdown to fill a hole in the UK’s fiscal plan https://t.co/v29IwEP24O via @alexwickham https://t.co/hwT7NPsfIB
In today’s @MailOnline our polling finds two thirds of voters - including 62% of those who voted Labour in 2019 think Angela Rayner should publish her tax advice related to the sale of her house in 2015. Only 14% think she should not. https://t.co/g7jBvIH6zT
Rachel Reeves says she believes Angela Rayner isn't a tax dodger because she's a friend of hers.
Labour’s Rachel Reeves pledges “tax dodger” crackdown to fill hole in fiscal plan — tightening non-dom proposals to include foreign assets in inheritance tax and drop 50% year one discount, raising £1b — plus 5000 new tax compliance officers raising £5b https://t.co/LmjefXeYXs
The UK’s opposition Labour Party pledges to tighten its proposed crackdown on non-domiciled residents and expand tax-compliance investigations if it wins the general election https://t.co/SCCEigsQPt
ICYMI: 'This is the same Angela Rayner who attacks like an attack dog when it's a Tory that’s done something wrong' 'She attacked Rishi Sunak's wife, it was horrible to watch. Then I heard Angela Rayner say last week her personal tax issues are her personal business!' https://t.co/8j0mlZ7puP
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to raise over £5 billion a year to fund Labour’s pledges for the NHS and breakfast clubs. @jamesmurray_ldn joins @KayBurley to discuss Labour's plans. 🕐8:15am 👉#Breakfast 📺Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4BQOp
Proof that @RachelReevesMP can avoid Tory traps, while ramming home her overall message of being trusted with public money. 1. Tougher non-doms policy underlines how much she bounced Govt on the issue 2 Tax avoidance crackdown leans on sensible NAO suggestions. https://t.co/QLDumKgnEN
After Tories copied abolition of non-dom status, Reeves has come up with her new plan to pay for Labour’s NHS promises https://t.co/OKjtCDyaQm
‘After years of opposing us, the Government have u-turned and followed our lead.’ Shadow Financial Secretary, James Murray MP, sets out Labour's plans to take Hunt's policy to abolish non-dom tax statuses a step further. https://t.co/Mq0ouOSlfu
'It's a distraction isn't it?' As Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a plan to tackle tax dodgers she is asked on #BBCBreakfast about Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner and claims she owes tax on the sale of her home https://t.co/LhGkGAbNs5 https://t.co/ZPUorGwwZm
Rachel Reeves: "The govt's non-dom plan has left a load of loopholes in it.. you get out off paying inheritance tax & in the 1st year there's a 50% discount... we don't get 50% discounts on our taxes.. so why should some of the wealthiest people get a discount..." #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/E9uzk9CMgN
For too long, Rishi Sunak has allowed tax dodgers to avoid paying what they owe while our NHS crumbles. My Labour government, with @RachelReevesMP as Chancellor, won't stand for it. We will take on the tax dodgers to fund our NHS.
Labour will mount an inheritance tax raid on wealthy “non-doms” under plans to pay for its flagship commitments on schools and the NHS ⬇️ https://t.co/0AfaSlYbSQ
I will take on tax dodgers to fund our NHS and schools. I promised I would honour my commitment to find new funding - and I've stuck to my word. https://t.co/1lU2Seazua
Rachel Reeves’ plan to raise £5bn for the NHS and school breakfast clubs from non-doms and plugging tax loopholes is today’s @DailyMirror splash. https://t.co/y18WyTQ7hj
Labour says it has found a way to fund its plans for the NHS and school breakfast clubs. The gap opened up when the Chancellor adopted its plan to scrap non-dom tax breaks. BBC Political Correspondent @HarryFarley_explains on #R4Today.
The Labour Party has set out how it will fund its education & NHS commitments. Rachel Reeves says her party would close loopholes in the Conservatives' plans to scrap the non-dom tax status & would raise cash by cracking down on tax avoidance. @Kevin_Maguire | @toryboypierce https://t.co/cyyRVCc7PK
Good to see Labour has adopted some of the plans to tackle tax avoidance developed for me by Prem Sikka, John Christensen, & PCS in 2016 & to fund 2019 Manifesto. Much further to go to hit firms enabling tax dodging. https://t.co/xFa5K7VrGG
Labour's Rachel Reeves pledges to fund crisis-hit NHS with a new crackdown https://t.co/K623XHKFU9
Labour says NHS and schools policies to be funded with clampdown on tax avoidance https://t.co/vSgcG6N338
Black humour at the Mail owned by tax shy Lord Rothermere, the paper continues to hound Angela Rayner over possible mini-tax avoidance on sale of her ex-council house. Who dug up this story ? https://t.co/GKgzoHOWwU, peer who received us all for years on his own HUGE tax dodges https://t.co/WOIBJqKfOo
NEW: An incoming Labour government would launch £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close a gap in spending plans exposed by Jeremy Hunt scrapping non-dom regime to finance tax cuts.
Labour to launch £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close gap in spending plans https://t.co/b9UIYkfx3q
🚨 NEW: Labour says it will fund its NHS pledges by tackling tax dodgers [@BBCNews]
It is time for Angela Rayner to come clean, resign or be sacked, says Patrick Christys https://t.co/hvR5m7CzhC
Rachel Reeves pledges to crack down on tax avoidance to pay for NHS and school spending https://t.co/1axOqeTKlj
Labour vows to fund NHS pledges by tackling tax dodgers https://t.co/y6uNc0zITp
Labour seeks to toughen planned tax crackdown on ‘non-doms’ https://t.co/nqvcjLY4U3
Financial Times: Labour tightens screw on non-doms in plan to fund key election pledges #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/eOIvSeSqZx
Celeb lawyer 'Mr Loophole' warns Angela Rayner can not wriggle out of tax row https://t.co/y24nXjLS86
‘Despite the best efforts of the establishment media, this is NOT going away... It’s time for Angela Rayner to come clean, resign, or be sacked’ @PatrickChristys slams Keir Starmer, as Angela Rayner's tax scandal worsens: 'Mr Forensic refuses to look at the evidence himself!' https://t.co/GvCoZDMrrh
'There are legitimate questions she needs to answer.' Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail, @HarriLine, denies the press are simply trying to 'smear' Angela Rayner regarding her tax affairs, telling @IainDale she 'hasn't really explained why she didn't break any rules.' https://t.co/A3G10Q3AmP
Analysis | Angela Rayner's tax affairs - a smear or a real trust problem for Labour? 🔗 Read more https://t.co/5XIDuRKrLj
'Angela Rayner has been harsh on others, and pushed others to come clean on things. She's in that position now, and it's only reasonable that she does.' Peter Hitchens gives his take on the Angela Rayner tax turmoil. https://t.co/a0ZPWs9k1g
Isabel Oakeshott says she believes Angela Rayner’s council house sale was a “classic tax dodge.” “It is a load of nonsense, it’s quite obvious that she’s tried to dodge here in my opinion - I think she’s in real difficulty.” @IsabelOakeshott | @TVKev | @daisymcandrew https://t.co/iUv5sRh7f6
Isabel Oakeshott says she believes Angela Rayner’s council house sale was a “classic tax dodge.” “It is a load of nonsense, it’s quite obvious that she’s tried to dodge here in my opinion - I think she’s in real difficulty.” @IsabelOakeshott | @TVKev | @daisymcandrew | https://t.co/XjQvaksYDk
🔴 Sir Keir Starmer says he does not need to see Angela Rayner’s legal advice in home tax row https://t.co/3KYgZAZA46
STEPHEN POLLARD: Angela Rayner has engaged in a sordid attempt to put one over on the British public. Now Labour's response treats voters with contempt https://t.co/QwZazFZmsu https://t.co/wBSrv61JiS
In Tory eyes, Angela Rayner’s true “crime” is to be the politician they truly fear… … because she’s loads funnier than the lot of them… … and she bought her own home!
'The Tories are trying to desperately grab onto anything!' Former Labour MP, Stephen Pound, gives his views on Angela Rayner's tax turmoil. https://t.co/UKsHmckrOv
Former Labour adviser Matthew Laza says he is “confident” that Angela Rayner’s evidence of ‘professional advice’ will exonerate her from tax fraud allegations. “She has to be proved right - if she is proved wrong, shes in very serious trouble.” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/b2h21wNENm
Henry Bolton blasts Angela Rayner over tax affairs: 'Publish your defence or GO!' https://t.co/WjvT9lLzKP
Allegations over Angela Rayner's living arrangements just 'smear' by Tories, claims Starmer Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/VSwrkAKNQV
Former Conservative advisor Charlie Rowley urges Labour to publish the ‘professional advice’ which supposedly informed Angela Rayner she owed no tax on the sale of her home. “The cover-up is becoming worse than the alleged crime.” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/tYVCQRPHQM
“I just don’t think it’s corruption. I may be proven wrong, but I don’t think she deliberately avoided this.” Questions surrounding Angela Rayner’s council homes will not have an enormous impact on Labour votes, says Rachel Sylvester. #TimesRadio | @MattChorley https://t.co/z1YU8Dnq1p
Angela Rayner says she can prove she did not deliberately evade capital gains tax, because she was given expert written advice. So, why won't she publish it? 📞 0344 499 1000 @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/2L10Ft9OFP
The Conservatives are attempting to distract from economic issues facing voters ahead of the May elections by foregrounding questions about Angela Rayner’s tax, David Lammy has claimed.
Tories urge former top prosecutor Keir Starmer to probe tax affairs of his own Labour deputy Angela Rayner as she faces claims she may have avoided CGT and broken election law https://t.co/fBTXIuKgyt https://t.co/VgxCQEvtSZ
The Angela Rayner row over whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her council house, saying it wasn’t her principal residence, apparently doesn’t matter as it was only £1000 due. Of course, if it had been any Tory MP, they’d be calling for their head to…
‘It is inverting the principles of British justice.’ Former Editor or LabourList, Peter Edwards, and Former UKIP Leader, Henry Bolton, discuss suspicion arising over Angela Rayner's tax affairs. https://t.co/V9WVr0ZVE0
"Isn't it time for that politician herself to become accountable?" "She says she hasn't done anything wrong, I believe that." @NickFerrariLBC presses Labour MP Abena Oppong-Asare as questions grow over Angela Rayner's tax affairs. https://t.co/7TqwQhVvdn
"Isn't it time for that politician herself to become accountable?" "She says she hasn't done anything wrong, I believe that." @NickFerrariLBC presses Labour MP Abena Oppong-Asare on as questions grow over Angela Rayner's tax affairs. https://t.co/2mbb3EqqZD
'Ange is up to her oxters in scandal over her housing arrangements, amid firm evidence that she avoided paying Capital Gains Tax and lied about her actual address in direct contravention of electoral law.' RICHARD LITTLEJOHN on Angela Rayner
"She's giving the public assurances but not actually backing him up with any evidence." The Telegraph's Poppy Coburn says the story about Angela Rayner's tax affairs "is not going away, Labour has to give people a clear answer." @nicolathorp_ | @drdavidbull | @kafkaswife https://t.co/WjmsmnHJwD
Day 3. The question Angela Rayner needs to answer is this. If - as she claims - she received advice her tax arrangements were within the rules, why has she continued to lie about her living arrangements. And did she tell the truth to her tax experts when they made their…
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Time for Rayner to end this cover-up https://t.co/rpeVFvAUAT https://t.co/2vc3ZBB4tS
'Angela Rayner – the self-named ginger growler - has fallen strangely quiet' Neighbours have branded Angela Rayner a 'liar' as unearthed social media posts pose the Labour politician a fresh headache in the latest twist of the council house scandal. https://t.co/qkekwgQ4ni
The whole saga about the Deputy Leader of @UKLabour, @AngelaRayner , tax affairs has gone on far too long What could easily have been dealt with by being open and upfront, as Sir @Keir_Starmer demands of others, has instead seen Sir Keir obfuscate and pretend that ‘there’s… https://t.co/Dsppjegcyh
I have no idea whether Angela Rayner is guilty of tax fraud. But I do find it troubling that a former chief crown prosecutor seems to think that, even if she is guilty, it's a non-story. https://t.co/lTcVQYJLJh
I have no idea whether Angela Rayner is guilty of tax fraud. But I do find it troubling that a former chief crown prosecutor seems to think that, even if she's guilty, it's a non-story. https://t.co/lTcVQYJLJh