18 days ago
HMRC could have to decide on new £18,000 personal tax-free allowance under Andy Burnham

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 09:07 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “HMRC could have to decide on new £18,000 personal tax-free allowance under Andy Burnham”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Government tax arm has been told in a petition from Mike Haynes to increase it to £18k with a petition which closes on 30 September 2026.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Birmingham Mail
HMRC tax-free personal allowance could rise to £15,570 under Andy Burnham
- Picked up by Birmingham Mail
HMRC could have to decide on new £18,000 personal tax-free allowance under Andy Burnham
- Picked up by Birmingham Mail
HMRC confirms personal tax-free allowance can be boosted to £16,320 as Andy Burnham mulls rise
Reported by 1 outlet
- Birmingham Mail