Politics latest news: Government ‘intrinsically opposed’ to windfall tax ‘as No 10 blocks Treasury from imposing levy’

Politics latest news: Government ‘intrinsically opposed’ to windfall tax ‘as No 10 blocks Treasury from imposing levy’

A formal date has not yet been set for the Tiverton and Honiton by-election but it is thought it could take place on June 23. The Devon constituency is expected to be heavily targeted by the Liberal Democrats as they try to win it from the Tories. Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Lib Dems, today rubbished suggestions of an electoral pact in the seat between his party and Labour. He told Sky News: “It is absolutely not on the cards and it is not happening." S ir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, said he does not believe Rishi Sunak understands the growing pressures on household budgets. He told Sky News: “I just don’t think he is doing anywhere near enough, he doesn’t seem to get it. “There are millions of families and pensioners who are hurting now and we have seen a government that has first of all not done enough and then it is dithering and delaying and they have got to do something now.” T he police and the Conservative Party have not named the Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape. Kit Malthouse, the policing minister, was asked if he believed an