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Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays under new plans

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What happened

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses UK politics live – latest updates Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays across large parts of England in a move w…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:21:45 UTC.

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  1. ‘Parents see themselves more as a client of the school’: Underperformance in class leads to apathy at home

  2. Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays under new plans

  3. England's mayors to get power to impose tourist tax

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