Neil Kinnock: Labour should bring in ‘wealth tax’ to balance books

'We're in a mess': Nigel Farage hits back at Lord Kinnock's call for wealth tax

Nigel Farage has hit back at Lord Kinnock's idea for a wealth tax to raise extra cash - saying there was "already an exodus of high taxpayers".

Labour declines to rule out wealth tax

Downing Street says ‘those with the broadest shoulders should carry the largest burden’

Labour needs money from somewhere – is a wealth tax the answer? The i Paper writers' verdict

The Government has been urged to explore a new wealth tax to plug the hole in its finances caused by recent U-turns on benefits and winter fuel payments.Lord Kinnock, a former Labour leader, told broadcasters on Sunday that the public was “fed up” with the richest going “unscathed” and suggested the policy would be “a substantial gesture in the direction of equity”.He suggested Sir Keir Starmer should consider a wealth tax with a high threshold …

The bottom line? Britain simply can’t afford to impose a wealth tax

As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock’s siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values above £10 million – because the country’s economic prosperity depends on it

UK Declines to Rule Out Wealth Tax as Reeves Faces Growing Calls

The UK government declined to rule out imposing a new tax on Britain’s wealthiest people, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces growing calls from prominent left-wing figures to introduce such a levy.

Panic Over Labour Wealth Tax to Fill £30 Billion Black Hole as Millionaires Flee UK – The Daily Sceptic

Alarm has set in as Labour grandees and union paymasters push Reeves to bring in a wealth tax to raise spending and plug a yawning £30bn black hole in Government finances, despite millionaires already fleeing the country.