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BRITAIN S first tourism tax is being lined up 鈥?for Hull.The levy would raise cash
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stanley cup first tourist tax to raise cash to promote the areaCredit: AlamyIf agreed, Hull will join other European cities including Florence, Paris, Rome, Prague and Venice in making visitors pay.It will add five per cent to the cost of a hotel room if levied at the rate used in Amsterdam.But Tory councillor John Abbott warned: It might well destroy jobs in the tourist industry. The idea is being considered by the city council, which wants to create a world-class visitor attraction for its five million tourists a year.2 If successful, Hul
stanley cup l would follow in the footsteps of major European cities including Venice, Prague and AmsterdamCredit: Getty - ContributorHull 鈥?2017 UK City of Culture 鈥?is to carry out a feasibility study but will require Government approval.Culture and leisure chief Terry Geraghty said: The tax would be spent on marketing to make Smuu Angela Merkel warns Britain of a price to pay if it tries to limit EU immigration during Brexit
EU-LOVING John Bercow is set to become the first Commons Speaker to have his peerage blocked in 230 years.Ministers are said to have moved to punish him for bias during Brexit debates.1 John Bercow set to become first Speaker to have peerage blocked in 230 yearsCredit: PA:Press AssociationSpeakers are normally offered a Lords seat when they leave their post 鈥?although it must be approved by No10
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air max ut Theresa May is not expected to allow him the honour when he goes.It comes after she accused Mr Bercow, 55, of having torn up the rulebook by siding with pro-EU MPs to help Parliament seize control of Brexit last week.A Cabinet source told The Times:
jordan I m sure we ll be thinking carefully about which individuals we would choose to elevate to the House of Lords. I can t imagine we would look favourably on those who ve cheated centuries of procedure. Mr Bercow also faces losing his seat after it emerged his local Tory association has begun looking to replace him.most read in politicsCLEMMIE