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School concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak accused of cutting spending on repairs as chancellor
The failure to fix dangerous concrete in school classrooms was today laid at Rishi Sunak’ s door after he was accused of cutting spending on school repairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister insisted that was “completely and utterly wrong” – and claimed the majority of schools were unaffected. But a…
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‘Of course there is pain when there are difficult decisions,’ says the chancellor
Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise its base interest rate to 5.25%, we spoke to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
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“Not convinced by the evidence for a windfall tax on the banks”, says shadow chancellor
Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them.
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Chancellor secures bank promises on borrowing
There was some comfort for mortgage payers today in the form of a package of measures promised by lenders.
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‘This was a random act – it’s not what Nottingham is about’, says university vice-chancellor
We spoke to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Professor Shearer West and started by asking her what the university is doing to help students through this difficult time.
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Chancellor backs interest rate rise despite fears of recession
Owning a home is getting more expensive as lenders begin putting up mortgage rates, spooked by stubbornly high inflation figures.
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Nigel Lawson: Former Conservative chancellor dies aged 91
Former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson has died at the age of 91. Lawson was well known for the economic boom of the 1980s that would later define the Thatcher government. During his tenure, he cut income tax, pushed privatisation, and paid off government debt.
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What’s in the chancellor’s £22 billion budget?
So what makes up Jeremy Hunt’s £22 billion package of government spending and tax breaks?
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Chancellor warns UK of ‘hard road’ ahead of Spring Budget
With just days to go before the spring Budget, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said it will be ‘a hard road’ to return the UK to prosperity.
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UK economy ‘not out of the woods’, says Chancellor
We spoke to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt.
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UK failing to seize opportunities to grow economy, says shadow chancellor
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, joins us from Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament.
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Lowering inflation ‘number one priority’, says Chancellor
We spoke to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and began by asking him about the strikes.
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Chancellor denies tax rises are raid on working people
Channel 4 News has the results of a poll done since his speech yesterday on what voters think about the cost of living crisis.
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‘Ordinary working people seeing incomes eroded’ under Chancellor’s plans, says Rachel Reeves
We spoke to Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves for her reaction to today’s statement.
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Taxes going up, says Chancellor
Taxes are going to go up – for everyone, according to the Chancellor – who said details will be unveiled in Thursday’s autumn statement.