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No shares bought back today so figures the same as for Wednesday 9th October.

After 160 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,944,743,918

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,590,961,884.64

Average price paid to date..........................................54.0272p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............79.55%

After 159 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,944,743,918

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,590,961,884.64

Average price paid to date..........................................54.0272p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............79.55%

After 158 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,936,802,088

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,586,301,301.12

Average price paid to date..........................................54.0146p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............79.32%

No shares bought back today so figures the same as for the 4th October.

After 157 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,934,428,447

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,584,919,780.34

Average price paid to date..........................................54.0112p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............79.25%

Labour is set to ditch it's controversial pension tax raid after warnings it would hammer up to a million teachers, nurses, and public sector workers.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had planned to raise funds by reducing tax relief on those earning £50,000 or more per year.

Senior Treasury officials have warned that the measure would disproportionately affect those on modest incomes employed by the state.

For instance, a nurse earning £50,000 could face an additional annual tax bill of up to £1,000.

One Government insider reportedly blasted the idea as “madness,” especially after public sector workers just received a pay rise.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/rachel-reeves-to-scrap-pension-tax-raid-after-warnings-it-will-hit-public-sector/

Are you a sausage jockey?

"Break it up and give me the money."

🥱

After 156 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,934,428,447

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,584,919,780.34

Average price paid to date..........................................54.0112p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............79.25%

"Can't remember, I was just being kind RR78."

Having STP euthanised would be the kindest course of action.

STP

"To end the conflict we needs folks talking not fighting. Which bit of this does not make sense?"

Try telling that to your mates in Iran and their proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Their mission in life is to exterminate the state of Israel.

The UK and US still have a 99 year lease on Diego Garcia so will still have their main base in the Indian ocean. But Mauritius is best chums with China as well and China have been looking for some time for a base in the Indian ocean, will the Mauritius government lease out one of the other islands to the Chinese? The Falkland Islands Government must be nervous now after this betrayal of the UK's strategic interests by Starmer.

STP

"Seem they will need the need of UK/US and Iran just took out 20 of their F-35 stealth aircraft on Monday."

That was propaganda from the Iranian media.

It appears at present the US is still able to persuade Israel not to go all out with a devasting strike against Iran. Netanyahu must be really biting the bullet now, but for how long though?

After 155 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,910,186,668

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,570,798,119.85

Average price paid to date..........................................53.9759p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............78.54%

There should be an inquiry into Keir Starmers freebies. Who could be appointed to do this who would be impartial? Why Sue Gray of course!

After 154 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,869,792,960

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,547,577,150.51

Average price paid to date..........................................53.9264p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............77.38%

STP

"So much bad news for investors!"

And you voted them in! d'oh 🤡

After 153 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,826,004,032

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................£1,522,254,495.13

Average price paid to date..........................................53.8660p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............76.11%

I see STP has been busy getting posts deleted again!

MV

As Billy Connolly said about suicide bombers.......what use are 72 virgins going to be to you when you've just blown your fecking balls off!

After 152 trading days, buyback complete to date:

Total shares to date....................................................2,797,517,059

Aggregate cost to date... ............................................ £1,505,612,291.52

Average price paid to date..........................................53.8196p

Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed............75.28%