AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDefence Funding Row: Keir Starmer tells NATO chief Mark Rutte the UK will publish its Defence Investment Plan before the Ankara summit, after John Healey and Al Carns quit over shortfalls and warnings that Britain is vulnerable. Tax & Pensions: HMRC confirms inheritance tax changes for pensions from deaths on/after 6 April 2027, with an average extra bill of about £34,000 for affected estates. Energy Sanctions: The UK sets a January 2027 deadline to ban diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian crude via third countries. Consumer & Business: CMA launches an inquiry into Ryanair’s family seating charges, while Polymarket faces backlash after changing how a Bitcoin-related bet was judged. Local Life: A Birmingham resident is fined £600 for fly-tipping, and drivers are warned to avoid a closed M25 slip road after a crash. Politics & Culture: Kemi Badenoch attacks Nigeria’s “stupid public policy” for oil without electricity, and Reform UK faces fresh scrutiny over climate messaging.
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