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Good evening. Princess Anne is in hospital with minor injuries and concussion, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Elsewhere, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that households must brace for tax rises for the next five years amid uncertainty over how the next government will fund its spending plans.
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Princess Anne in hospital after being injured by a horse
The Princess Royal is believed to have been injured by a horse while walking within the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday evening, leaving her with minor wounds to the head.
An ambulance treated her on the scene before she was transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for appropriate tests, treatment and observation. Follow the latest updates here.
Households ‘must brace for tax rises over next five years’
Both Labour and the Conservatives are engaged in a “conspiracy of silence” over the dire state of the public finances, said Paul Johnson, director of the IFS.
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Nigel Farage | Boris Johnson accuses Reform UK leader of ‘Kremlin propaganda’
Jeremy Hunt | Chancellor deletes picture of wife after claims it broke law
Conservative Party | Tories launch internal inquiry into betting scandal
Andrew Orlowski | ‘Starmer must reject Labour’s Nimby-bashing to get Britain building’
Labour | ‘Death duty’ on pensions would cost grieving families £65,000
A view from Westminster
Dominic Penna, Political Correspondent
After more than a month on the trail, we have entered the final full week of the general election campaign – and the strategies Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are pursuing could hardly be more different.
Having thrown a lot more at the wall in terms of policy, Sunak is now preoccupied with warning voters not to hand Labour a “blank cheque”, while Starmer is continuing with his “Ming Vase” strategy, keeping his pledges broad and seeking to avoid any missteps or major commitments.
Many Tory candidates are already resigned to defeat but the Prime Minister today insisted he did not make a mistake calling an early election. As both men prepare for a live grilling from Sun readers, it is Starmer with significantly more to lose – although Sunak has a lot to do to pull off a respectable Tory showing next Thursday.
