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Liz Truss tries to curb Cabinet squabbling amid backbench ‘coup’
The spectre of cuts loomed large at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today – with cabinet ministers openly disagreeing.
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Government criticised for not publishing budget assessment until November
“We’ll have it in a week, but you can’t see it” – the message from the government today as ministers stuck to plans to publish an independent assessment of the mini-Budget at the end of November, despite asking for a first draft by this time next week.
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Liz Truss sticks to her plan as the Chancellor hints at spending cuts to come
After a week in which their controversial plan to grow the economy had sparked a slump in sterling and a £65 billion Bank of England bailout, the Prime Minister and Chancellor faced the music today with one clear message: they’re sticking to their guns. Liz Truss – running the gauntlet of eight back-to-back local radio…
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How the tax cuts will affect those struggling at the very bottom
This Government is on the side of the British people, the Chancellor said today.
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Government cost of living support for disabled people ‘a sick joke’, says disability charity ambassador
The Chancellor has warned that people earning well above the average wage could struggle to pay their energy bills and are likely to need government help – as well as those on benefits.
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Cost of Living: Thousands march in London to protest rising bills
Britain’s rail network will grind to a standstill next week as three days of strikes go ahead across the country – while London underground staff will also walk out on Tuesday.
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Boris Johnson announces housing reform in comeback speech
Working people in England will soon be allowed to spend housing benefit on mortgage payments. Boris Johnson said the reform would “turn benefits to bricks” – as part of a new scheme giving housing association tenants the right to buy their homes at a discounted price.
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Families face biggest drop in living standards since records began
A spring statement in a brutally cold economic climate. Families are facing the biggest drop in living standards since records began, with prices of food and energy soaring.
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Refugees fleeing other conflicts ask for same treatment as Ukrainian refugees
The UK’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme opened yesterday with more than 100,000 people offering to house Ukrainian refugees.
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MPs question work and pensions secretary on cost of living crisis
MPs have expressed frustration during a special hearing in parliament where they questioned Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey over what the government was planning to do to tackle the cost of living crisis.
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Boris Johnson appoints Rees-Mogg minister for Brexit opportunities
Boris Johnson has carried out a mini-reshuffle of some cabinet roles. The changes include new appointments in the whips’ office and putting a Brexiteer in charge of maximizing the benefits of leaving the European Union.
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FactCheck: Johnson’s misleading Universal Credit claim
The policy only applies to a minority of Universal Credit claimants.
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Government benefit rise will not ease cost of living crisis, says IFS
Amid the many warnings over the looming cost of living crunch, it’s those on the lowest incomes who will be hardest hit.
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The frontline of Britain’s lockdown drink problem as alcohol deaths soar
Britain must urgently address its alcohol problem to stop more record-breaking deaths, one of the country’s leading liver specialists has warned as Channel 4 News was granted exclusive access to a specialist liver unit.
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FactCheck: is second Covid jab safer for UK teenagers than in some other countries?
Children aged 16 and 17 will be offered a second dose following fresh advice from the JCVI.