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\nThe Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. \u201cWe can\u2019t sugarcoat the fact that things aren\u2019t going well,\u201d she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be \u201cdestabilising\u201d for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party \u2026 we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understand that there\u2019s a potential challenge around all of that \u2013 that if you\u2019re not inside when the big decisions are being made, you\u2019re not at that table, you\u2019re not in those conversations. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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