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The Wrap With Anna Botting
Thursday 10 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 3 stories · 5 annotated moments · 30 of 30 min on news stories (99%)
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English mayors have been given the power to introduce a tourist tax on overnight stays, with the levy calculated as a percentage of accommodation costs rather than a flat fee. Ten Labour mayors have said they will cap the charge at 5%, while some other mayors, including Reform and Conservative figures, have ruled it out. The hospitality sector has reacted with anger, citing existing cost pressures, and businesses in tourist-dependent towns like Matlock Bath fear it will deter visitors. The policy is presented as a devolution measure, with revenue staying local, and comparisons were drawn to existing tourist taxes in European cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Edinburgh.
The RNLI has advised its staff and volunteers not to wear uniforms in public after what it describes as unacceptable abuse from anti-migrant protesters, following demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth where the charity was targeted for helping bring small boat migrants ashore. The charity is reviewing its safety and security policies, and its vice president called the abuse appalling. Separately, the home secretary met police chiefs to urge the full use of the law, including new powers to ban face coverings at protests.
In the United States, Donald Trump has pledged that every American adult would receive $5,000 if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the November midterm elections, a promise he called the Trump dividend. He said the money would come from tariff revenues and must be spent in the US. Critics have questioned the cost, estimated at around $1.3 trillion, and noted that tariff revenues would fall short. At the Republican convention in Dallas, supporters welcomed the pledge, while some Republicans expressed unease over tariffs and other issues.
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Contested quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
Well, let's bring in our correspondent, Molly Malone. You know, Molly, the way that the RNLI describes itself is an apolitical organisation. And now they seem to have weighed it in, not because they wanted to, into what is a political row. Yeah, I think that's right. I think that's why it feels like a pretty significant step
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 10 September 2026, 13:20-13:25
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Charged quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
Now, reviewing their safety and security policy off the back of that, we've been hearing from the vice president of the RNLI. Let's hear a clip for you to say. I think it's appalling. These people are volunteers. They risk their lives to go out and save people's lives regardless of nationality. That is what they do.
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 10 September 2026, 15:17-15:18
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Contested quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
we've been hearing from the vice president of the RNLI. Let's hear a clip for you to say. I think it's appalling. These people are volunteers. They risk their lives to go out and save people's lives regardless of nationality. That is what they do. It's a grand institution. It's been going for 200 years,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 10 September 2026, 15:20-15:25
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Charged quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
So I think the face covering thing we should have an open debate about. But that's another issue for another day. Look, the reality is there's a lot of anger out there. The genie is out of the bottle. No one wanted unfettered migration for the last 25 years, or at least no one voted for it. There are lots of liberal people out there,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 10 September 2026, 17:11-17:12
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Charged quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
And I think that particularly in a situation like this, where people are deliberately, we're talking about the protesters, deliberately wearing essentially the uniforms of fascists and groups that are setting out, paramilitary setting out to threaten and menace. If you've got your face covered as well,
Sky News, The Wrap With Anna Botting, 10 September 2026, 18:50-19:00
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