The Liberal Democrats accuse the government of potentially sacrificing support for disabled people to please tech giants like Elon Musk by considering dropping the digital services tax. Labour may seek a UK exemption from Donald Trump’s tariffs in exchange for altering the tax, which raises £800m annually. Lib Dem leader Ed Davey warns against appeasing bullies like Trump and Musk, advocating for increasing the tax to 6% to ensure social media giants pay their fair share.
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In a letter to President Trump, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over his involvement in the Signalgate group chat scandal. Meanwhile, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is considering loosening child labor laws to make up for the loss of migrant workers. Despite the White House downplaying the security breach, Democrats are calling for resignations, while Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a Black Sea ceasefire. Full Article
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