Amazon has said it paid more than £1.3 billion in UK taxes last year, as higher labour and business costs helped push up the total bill by at least a fifth.The online marketplace is one of the UK's biggest employers, despite making a series of layoffs globally in recent months.

Amazon has said it paid more than £1.3 billion in UK taxes last year, as higher labour and business costs helped push up the total bill by at least a fifth.The online marketplace is one of the UK's biggest employers, despite making a series of layoffs globally in recent months.