Gordon Brown News
ABTA welcomes Furnished Holiday Letting tax changes
Labour plans to repeal tax relief for Furnish Holiday Lettings have been scrapped following a last minute deal with the Conservatives. The change is one of a number demanded by the opposition, as the government seeks to pass a final Finance bill before the May 6th general election.
Opposition mounts as Heathrow runway decision looms
Gordon Brown is facing increasing internal opposition to a third Heathrow runway as rebel Labour MPs have backed plans for a new London airport.With a decision over the additional Heathrow runway possible as early as this Wednesday, the MPs have launched a cross-party parliamentary group to back the construction of an airport on the Thames estuary.