{"id":259290,"date":"2025-07-06T21:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-the-government-consider-a-wealth-tax\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:04:58","slug":"should-the-government-consider-a-wealth-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/should-the-government-consider-a-wealth-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the government consider a wealth tax?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J_yUU-4h6TQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Should the government consider a wealth tax?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J_yUU-4h6TQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The former Labour leader Lord Kinnock says Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves should consider a wealth tax on assets greater than \u00a310m to fill the black hole in the public finances.<\/p>\n<p>Last minute concessions made to the flagship Welfare Bill enabled the government to get it through parliament, but removed key sections of the legislation which would have cut the benefit bill by billions of pounds a year. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s chief political correspondent Jon Craig reports. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/sunday-morning-with-trevor-phillips<\/p>\n<p>#trevorphillips  #ukpolitics  #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Labour leader Lord Kinnock says Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves should consider a wealth tax on assets greater than \u00a310m to fill the black hole in the public finances. 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