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- 1Shadow chancellor to unveil Conservative tax and regulation plans▼Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj9kje82jm1o?at
The UK's shadow chancellor is set to present Conservative Party proposals for cutting taxes and reducing regulation. The announcement is expected to form part of the party's economic pitch as it positions itself against the Labour government's policies. The plan reportedly aims to ease the burden on business and encourage growth, though details on funding and timing are yet to be set out.
- 2Shadow chancellor says cutting red tape could cut house costs by £50,000▼Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 - UK
The shadow chancellor is addressing the Conservative Party conference, arguing that slashing planning and business regulation could reduce the cost of building a new house by £50,000. The claim frames deregulation as the party's answer to Britain's housing affordability crisis and is being made as the Tories set out their economic pitch in opposition, with planners and housing campaigners likely to contest the figure.
- 3BBC Verify examines Tory plan to cut new house costs by £50,000●Would the Conservatives' plan make new houses £50,000 cheaper? BBC Verify looks into the shadow chancellor's plan to cut
BBC Verify is fact-checking the Conservative Party's claim that its housing policy would make new homes £50,000 cheaper. The shadow chancellor's plan would cut certain building regulations to reduce construction costs, and the BBC is assessing whether deregulation would really deliver savings of that size for buyers, amid ongoing debate over the UK's housing shortage and affordability crisis.