Farage says £72m donations are compliant ‘with the law today’
Farage says £72m donations are compliant 'with the law today'. 9%3h agoLib Dems call for cap on political donations, saying 'whack-a-mole' approach to party funding problems not working3h agoTUC warns of dangers of 'out of control political spending' – but stops short of backing caps on donations3h agoReynolds defends asylum seekers being housed in small Oxfordshire village as residents hold symbolic vote3h agoHow Rayner mocked Streeting's failed bid for Labour leadership in speech at TUC dinner4h agoReynolds says people should not get 'hyperbolic' about risks posed by AI4h agoJonathan Reynolds says it's wrong to view union donations to Labour as equivalent to billionaire donations to Reform UK4h agoLouise Haigh says UK must heed warnings from AI experts5h agoFarage says a Reform UK government would stop unions funding Labour if they block £72m donations The annual payment is due to rise to more than £13,000 a year Photograph: Image Source/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe annual payment is due to rise to more than £13,000 a year Photograph: Image Source/Getty ImagesFrom 43m agoThe wage growth figures out today mean that the state pension is likely to rise by 3.
What happened
In its report on Department for Work and Pensions figures released today, PA says: Pip is the main benefit paid to someone who has a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, and is intended to help with everyday tasks and extra living costs. Siri AI is available as a beta today for English-only devices, and Apple says support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish is coming in October. Ministers are seeking to put a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026.
Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to key eventsPolitics live with Andrew SparrowPoliticsPensioners just above threshold shouldn’t pay income tax, says No 10 – UK politics livePM’s spokesperson says those whose only income is the state pension should not pay income tax in this parliament despite the expected rise to £13,000LIVE Updated 11m agoAndrew SparrowTue 15 Sep 2026 08. 09 EDTShareKey events11m agoNo 10 rejects claim new 'enhanced residency test' for donors just ploy to stop Reform UK getting its £72m43m agoNo 10 says government still committed to ensuring pensioners only just above tax threshold next year won't pay income tax1h agoDWP figures show claims for Pip disability benefit at record high2h agoBadenoch confirms Tories looking at 'fiscally responsible' ways of cutting inheritance tax2h agoUK state pension set to top £13,000 a year as wage growth slows to 3.
Today’s figures are the ones for the earnings benchmark, and it is unlikely that the relevant inflation figure will be higher when it comes out. But he insisted this was not related to the Reform UK donations – even though plans for the tighter residency rules have only been made public in recent days.
The wider picture
Confirming that the government will toughen the rules, the spokesperson said: Eligibility to make donations over £100,000 will be based on donors being registered to vote as a resident in the UK, not overseas. When it was put to the spokesperson that the government had not mentioned an enhanced residency test before the weekend, the spokesperson declined to say when the government started working on this aspect of the plan to block large donations from Britons living abroad.
The wage growth figures out today mean that the state pension is likely to rise by 3. 09 million people were entitled to claim Pip as of July 31 2026, according to data published today by DWP. 3 billion in 2019-20, when adjusted for inflation to today’s prices, and had increased to £27. In a post on social media yesterday, prompted by reports saying she will make an announcement about this at Tory conference, Badenoch said: Reform says abolishing inheritance tax is “morally wrong”.
In a report about this for the Financial Times, Lucy Fisher says: The number of people paying IHT [inheritance tax] in the UK, which is applied to estates above a threshold of £325,000, has been increasing, mainly because of rising property prices, inflation and the threshold having been frozen since 2009. He argues that the Tory obsession with inheritance tax shows they are a party for the rich, and he says Reform UK’s decision to prioritise lifting the income tax threshold instead shows it is more interested in the needs of ordinary workers.
What has been reported
Swinford says: Reform UK is already using the funding to expand its staff. He says: Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows average growth in total earnings, including bonuses, eased to 3. NewsTechAppleApple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaulwatchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 also debut today. watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 also debut today. by Tom WarrenSep 14, 2026, 5:08 PM UTCThe iOS 27 update arrives just in time for the iPhone 18 Pro release. Apple is now rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices today, alongside the watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 updates.
Apple Vision Pro users are also getting the Siri AI overhaul today as part of visionOS 27, as well as the ability to preview notifications by using your eyes, UI updates to the Control Center, improvements to Wi-Fi connectivity, and support for using the panoramas you’ve photographed as immersive scenes and environments. That is because, under the triple lock, the state pensions rises in line with earnings, prices or 2. So next year the state pension should rise in line with earnings – by 3.
As a result, pensioners should get an increase of £488 next year, taking the annual payment over £13,000.
What happens next
That means they will be above the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance. Rachel Reeves anticipated this when she was chancellor and, in her budget last year, which confirmed a freeze in the personal allowance, she said that anyone who receives the state pension but no other income will not have to pay income tax before 2030. In interviews this morning, Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, repeatedly refused to confirm that the government would commit to this promise. He just said it was a matter for the chancellor.
At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning, No 10 said the Reeves promise still held. The PM’s spokesperson said: In line with the commitment made at the budget in 2025, pensioners who only just the personal allowance will not have the administrative burden of paying small amounts of tax in this parliament. The chancellor will set out further details on how that commitment will be delivered at the budget shortly.
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