Search results for ‘Benefits’
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‘We will not be judged by the constraints and failures over the past 14 years’ – Science Secretary Peter Kyle
We are joined by Peter Kyle, newly appointed as the secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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The new Children’s Laureate explains why reading out loud is an ‘act of love’
The novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce has been named the new children’s laureate. At a ceremony in Leeds today, the author behind critically acclaimed children’s books like ‘Millions’ and ‘Framed’, was handed the prestigious medal by his predecessor Joseph Coelho. Mr Cottrell-Boyce has vowed to use his two years in the role to champion the…
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Inflation falls to Bank of England 2 per cent target
It’s taken nearly three years, but the inflation rate has finally fallen back to the Bank of England’s target.
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FactCheck: Labour’s claim the Conservatives would spend £71bn on policies
FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: three promises Keir Starmer has broken
From tuition fees to free movement.
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Why did Rishi Sunak call an early election?
Today a lot of Tory MPs have been asking – why the early election? Gary Gibbon asked Rishi Sunak exactly this at the beginning of his first day of campaigning today in Nottingham.
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‘Child poverty has not fallen since Tories came in’, says Gordon Brown
Labour’s last prime minister, Gordon Brown, has warned that food banks are increasingly taking over from the welfare state and called for urgent action by the current government.
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FactCheck: why is the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine being withdrawn worldwide?
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced it’s removing its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide. FactCheck takes a look.
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Calls for better monitoring of antipsychotic drug linked to hundreds of deaths
The families of people who have died while taking an antipsychotic drug have told Channel 4 News there needs to be a wholesale change in how it’s monitored.
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FactCheck: ministers claim Rwanda policy will deter people from crossing the Channel
The Home Office admits the deterrent effect is “uncertain”.
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Parents protest against two-child benefit cap, claiming it’s pushed 250,000 kids into poverty
It’s been seven years since the two-child rule came into force, under which families can only claim benefits for up to two children, regardless of how many more they may actually have.
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FactCheck: Rachel Reeves’ claim that ‘the average family will be £870 worse off’
FactCheck takes a look.
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FactCheck: Starmer claims ‘nobody feels better off than 14 years ago’
Most people have slightly more money in their pocket, according to the latest data.
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Cookstoves: Is the multibillion dollar carbon offset market flawed?
If you’ve booked a flight recently, you might have been offered the chance to cancel out your journey’s carbon emissions, just by clicking a box.
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Government announces there will no longer be a dedicated minister for disabled people
The government has announced there will no longer be a dedicated minister for disabled people.