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The Daily Debate: Will Labour’s new tourist tax make you less likely to take holidays in Britain?
The Daily Mail’s “Daily Debate” feature asks readers whether Labour’s new “tourist tax”, championed by regional mayors including Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, will discourage them from holidaying in Britain. The levy has been welcomed by Labour mayors as a boost to local finances, but the hospitality industry has warned it could trigger a jobs “catastrophe”,…
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Fenerbahce coach resigns after draw with Roma – but president insists he will stay
Fenerbahce’s head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation after his side drew 1-1 at home with Roma in the Champions League on Thursday, only for club president Aziz Yildirim to declare minutes later that Kartal would remain in the role. The episode highlights the mounting pressure on Kartal, who has struggled to arrest a poor…
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Fatwas, holy wars and socialism: Inside the Islamic conference where El-Sayed drew a hero’s welcome
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed headlined an Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference in Detroit over the Labor Day weekend, at which speakers criticised the United States and the West, praised early Islamic conquests and framed the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks around Islamophobia. Fox News Digital, which attended the event, reported that…
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Regional mayors gain power to impose uncapped visitor levy on holidays
Andy Burnham, in his role overseeing devolution policy for the Government, has approved plans allowing England’s regional mayors to impose an uncapped “overnight visitor levy” on hotel, B&B and holiday let stays, prompting accusations from the Conservatives and business groups that ministers are burdening struggling families with another tax rise. Critics argue the levy, expected…
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Assisted dying bill to return to the Commons tomorrow as MPs are warned it represents a ‘this is it moment’ thanks to controversial plans to force it through without House of Lords approval
The assisted dying bill returned to the Commons on Friday amid warnings that this was a “this is it moment”, with backers hoping to invoke the rarely-used Parliament Act to force it into law even without the House of Lords’ agreement. The bill, reintroduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards after Kim Leadbeater’s earlier version was…
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Ministers eye tourist tax as SNSM shadows migrant dinghy to Portsmouth, Trump pledges $5,000 tariff payout
A busy briefing: devolved powers could let English mayors levy hotel stays, French rescuers refused to board 120 migrants near Portsmouth, and Trump promised Americans a $5,000 payout if Republicans hold Congress. Also: Iceland opens in the Falklands, heatwaves threaten Britain’s beer, and Tilda Swinton returns to t…
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Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Global government bond markets sold off sharply on Thursday after oil prices jumped 6% to above $107 a barrel, reviving fears that inflation will stay higher for longer and forcing central banks to keep interest rates elevated. The renewed turmoil, layered on top of existing worries about unsustainable government borrowing, followed reports that Houthi rebel…
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French FA accuses Infantino of ‘seriously damaging’ football as it withdraws support
The French Football Federation (FFF) has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as Fifa president, with its president, Philippe Diallo, accusing him of “seriously” damaging football’s “image and unity”. The FFF’s executive committee voted unanimously to reverse the backing it had formalised in late June, citing events during and after the World Cup, including…
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Republicans turn on Trump’s $5,000 voter ‘bribe’ desperately trying to avoid election ‘circus act’
Donald Trump’s promise of a $5,000 “dividend” payment to Americans if Republicans win the November midterms has provoked open dissent within his own party, with critics branding it an election “bribe” and questioning both its cost and legality. The row underscores growing unease among some Republicans about tying federal payouts directly to an electoral outcome,…
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Fueding Healy-Rae brothers could be on a collision course if Kerry is broken into two constituencies – but here’s how that split could play right into the hands of the dynasty’s next generation
Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, the feuding Independent TDs, are reportedly planning to expand their family’s political dynasty to three Dáil seats when Kerry’s single five-seat constituency is split into two three-seat North and South divisions at the next general election. Despite a bitter public falling-out following Michael’s resignation from government after last April’s fuel protests,…