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John Healey admits he must stem exodus of billionaires as ANOTHER business mogul quits Britain... but Chancellor still hints wealth taxes coming in Budget

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-27 · by David Wilcock

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John Healey, Chancellor during the Labour Party Conference, acknowledged the need to address the departure of wealthy individuals from Britain after another billionaire, Sir Peter Lampl, announced his move to the United States due to poor traffic conditions in London. He suggested plans to raise capital gains tax and possibly reconsider a planned fuel duty rise to help with the cost-of-living crisis. Earlier this month, Chris Rokos, who pays an estimated £330 million annually in taxes, was also preparing to switch his residency to Greece.
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John Healey, the UK Chancellor, acknowledged during the Labour Party Conference that he needs to address the departure of wealthy individuals from Britain. This admission came after another billionaire announced they were leaving the country. Healey stated that the party wants billionaires to remain in the UK because "they create jobs and wealth," while also hinting at plans to increase capital gains tax (CGT) for next month's Budget, as the current rate is among the lowest in any European G7 nation.

Sir Peter Lampl, the founder of the Sutton Trust charity and a prominent financier, disclosed that he had relocated to the United States due to poor traffic conditions in London. Criticizing Mayor Sadiq Khan’s traffic policies such as bike lanes and low-traffic neighborhoods (LTNs), Sir Peter complained that these measures hindered his ability to travel efficiently within the city for business purposes.

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At the start of the Labour Party Conference the Chancellor said the party wanted them to stay because 'they create the jobs and they can create the wealth for us', setting out plans to raise the level of investment, confidence and profits. But he used the same interview to suggest that he will increase capital gains tax (CGT) in the Budget next month, saying the UK has the 'lowest ... of any European G7 nation'.
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🔮 At the start of the Labour Party Conference the Chancellor said the party wanted them to stay because 'they create the jobs and they can create the wealth for us', setting out plans to raise the level of investment, confidence and profits. But he used the same interview to suggest that he will increase capital gains tax (CGT) in the Budget next month, saying the UK has the 'lowest ... of any European G7 nation'.

Claims (26 extracted, 6 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source John Healey admitted today that he has to get a grip on the exodus of the super-wealthy from Britain - as another billionaire revealed he has left. asserted
he → see → Britain
At the start of the Labour Party Conference the Chancellor said the party wanted them to stay because 'they create the jobs and they can create the wealth for us', setting out plans to raise the level of investment, confidence and profits. But he used the same interview to suggest that he will increase capital gains tax (CGT) in the Budget next month, saying the UK has the 'lowest ... of any European G7 nation'. asserted
UK → say → nation
It came as another super-wealthy business mogul revealed he had left the UK. asserted
he → come → UK
Sir Peter Lampl, the financier who created the Sutton Trust charity, said he had moved to the United States because of the traffic in London. asserted
he → create → London
Sir Peter, who is in his late 70s, lashed out at mayor Lord Khan over the growth of bike lanes, low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and other 'anti-car' measures that prevented him from quickly getting into the City. asserted
that → lash → City
At the start of the Labour Party Conference the Chancellor said the party wanted billionaires to stay because 'they create the jobs and they can create the wealth for us' asserted
they → say → us
Sir Peter Lampl, the financier who created the Sutton Trust charity, said he had moved to the United States because of the traffic in London 'Nowadays in the back of a cab, you crawl through central London getting overtaken by joggers,' he told the Telegraph, saying he was too old to get the Tube. asserted
he → create → Tube
'Incredibly, our once great capital city now has the slowest-moving traffic of any capital in the world – and it's dropping. asserted
it → have → world
'That doesn't look like progress to me. asserted
That → look → me
Earlier this month it was revealed Chris Rokos, the founder of Rokos Capital Management, is preparing to switch his residency to Greece. asserted
Rokos → reveal → Greece
Mr Rokos is the UK's third-biggest taxpayer having paid an estimated £330million in the latest tax year, according to the Sunday Times Tax List. uncertain
Rokos → pay → List
He has an estimated wealth of £3billion, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, and earlier this year pledged to donate £190million to the University of Cambridge, believed to be the biggest individual donation to a British university in modern times. uncertain
He → have → times
The Chancellor also suggested that he could raise CGT at the October 28 Budget, something his Cabinet colleagues Louise Haigh and Wes Streeting called for over the summer. uncertain
colleagues → suggest → summer
In what could be the latest step to help households with the cost-of-living crisis, Mr Healey also suggested to the Sunday Times he was mulling over whether a planned fuel duty rise should go ahead. uncertain
rise → help → Times
'I'm conscious of these pressures and I will take them into account when I make my Budget decisions,' he said discussing the tax. asserted
he → take → tax
He also suggested he was ready to argue his case with Labour backbenchers opposed to welfare reform, as a means of containing the ballooning costs to the public purse. uncertain
he → suggest → purse
He told the newspaper: 'I first got elected nearly 30 years ago for part of Rotherham and in the 1990s, in South Yorkshire, the level of youth unemployment was one in three. asserted
level → tell → three
'That, for me, is a moral duty that this Government now must pick up again, with nearly a million youngsters post-Covid, before the election, not in employment, not in education, not in training. asserted
Government → pick → training
'I refuse to see a generation in jeopardy. asserted
generation → refuse → jeopardy
I refuse to see a generation condemned to a life on benefits.' asserted
generation → refuse → benefits
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham said he is prepared to take unpopular choices and hike taxes to fund an NHS-style social care system. asserted
he → say → system
The Prime Minister blamed the 'cowardice' of previous generations of politicians for failing to 'grasp the nettle' of reforming the system in England. asserted
Minister → blame → England
He said nothing was off the table to pay for the reforms, which would be put to the public at the next general election. asserted
which → say → election
The Prime Minister is constrained by Labour's current manifesto commitments not to hike income tax, VAT or National Insurance for workers. asserted
Minister → constrain → workers
His previous attempts to reform the system as health secretary which could have been funded by a levy on estates was condemned as a 'death tax' by opponents. uncertain
which → reform → opponents
But Mr Burnham indicated he was prepared to have another attempt at a taxpayer-funded national care service, despite the potential unpopularity it would cause. asserted
it → indicate → unpopularity
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