UK opposition hints at wealth taxes on shareholders and landlords

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (C), Britain's main opposition Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) and Peter Kyle (L), Labour's MP for Hove an Portslade chat over a cup of tea during a visit to local businesses in Hove, west of Brighton on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Brighton, on the south coast of England on September 26, 2021. - AFP

BRIGHTON, England: Britain's opposition Labour Party hinted on Sunday at new taxes on wealth, identifying landlords and shareholders as possible targets if it won power at the next election.

Labour's would-be finance minister Rachel Reeves used an interview before her speech at the party's annual conference in Brighton to preview what she called "a fair tax system".