The mini-budget

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    Hunt has just announced that virtually all the measures in the mini-budget will be reversed.

    So, no cut in dividend tax. No changes to IR35. Energy support to end in April (and to be reviewed in April for futher support). No VAT-free scheme for non-UK shoppers. No cut to income tax. No cut to corporation tax.
     
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    Hunt has just announced that virtually all the measures in the mini-budget will be reversed.

    So, no cut in dividend tax. No changes to IR35. Energy support to end in April (and to be reviewed in April for futher support). No VAT-free scheme for non-UK shoppers. No cut to income tax. No cut to corporation tax.
    But, NI increase to revert to pre-Johnson change levels and stamp duty reductions to continue. That last one is a bit daft - inflation is an issue, so continue to promote measures that inflate house prices.
     
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    But, NI increase to revert to pre-Johnson change levels and stamp duty reductions to continue. That last one is a bit daft - inflation is an issue, so continue to promote measures that inflate house prices.

    All politicians are wedded to rising house prices. None of them, of any party, want to see house prices fall or stay level.
     
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    But, NI increase to revert to pre-Johnson change levels and stamp duty reductions to continue. That last one is a bit daft - inflation is an issue, so continue to promote measures that inflate house prices.
    House prices don't feature in most inflation indices.

    I do agree that as a nation we are getting into a proper mess with our obsession with house prices
     
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    How can they say 'next leader within a week' if it takes about month and a half for members of a party to choose from 2 candidates?

    The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.

    Does she completely lose the plot alomgside last brain cell?
     
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    How can they say 'next leader within a week' if it takes about month and a half for members of a party to choose from 2 candidates?

    The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.

    Does she completely lose the plot alomgside last brain cell?
    Nothing to do with members.

    What was that about brain cell? ?
     
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    How can they say 'next leader within a week' if it takes about month and a half for members of a party to choose from 2 candidates?

    The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.

    Does she completely lose the plot alomgside last brain cell?
    It is being done just by the MPs, I understand.
     
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    Madness! I assume they will try desperately to have a single candidate.
    All they need is for the runners & riders to agree that when it is down to 2 the one with less MP votes will stand aside.

    That way they don't need to change their rules but the members don't get a say anyway
     
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    As you will be aware, following the recent resignation of our Prime Minister, a leadership contest will be held to elect the next Leader of the Conservative Party.



    Nominations to stand for election will close at 2pm on Monday 24th October. The Parliamentary Party will then vote to decide the final two candidates who will participate in the online member ballot.



    As it stands, if you continue to remain a paying member of the Party, you will be entitled to vote in the contest.



    The member ballot is due to open Tuesday 25th October and close Friday 28th October at 11am.



    Due to the tight deadlines, this will be a fully online ballot - instructions detailing how to vote will be emailed to all members when the ballot opens.
     
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