Starmer must introduce wealth tax after Labour wins election, top Blair aide says

Senior adviser who worked for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown says there is an urgent imperative' for a new government to address wealth inequality in Britain

Why Labour must adopt radical new tax policies - including on wealth and capital gains

A key New Labour adviser who worked for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in Downing Street says there is an overwhelming economic and ethical case" for Keir Starmer's party to impose higher taxes on wealth if it wins the general election.

Writing in the Observer Patrick Diamond, professor of public policy at Queen Mary University of London, and his colleague Colm Murphy, a lecturer in British politics, say a Labour government will need to look at radical ways to raise money, not least because the plans for higher economic growth that the party is relying on may never materialise.