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FactCheck: why is council tax increasing in England, where will it rise and how much will you pay in 2023/24?
How much is council tax rising by in different areas of England and when will it come into place? Here’s what you need to know.
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Government’s official advisors say ‘lack of leadership’ has left UK unprepared for climate change
The Climate Change Committee says that around £10 billion a year of “essential” new investment is needed — but that “adaptation in the UK remains chronically underfunded and overlooked”.
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FactCheck: England’s NHS ten times worse than in 2011 on four key measures
Exclusive FactCheck analysis lays bare the state of England’s health system.
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FactCheck: Northern Ireland’s long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011
Women should be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a GP referral.
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Rishi Sunak: less Trussonomics, same poll numbers
Gary Gibbon looks at the first few weeks of the reign of Rishi and the fallout from his Autumn statement.
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Autumn Statement tax increase ‘will hit people’, says Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Chancellor has been clear about the need to be honest with the public about the scale of the challenge.
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What does the economic forecast mean for the coming years?
Jeremy Hunt cast today’s Autumn Statement as a plan to rebuild the economy.
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Millions face tax rises amid worst drop in living standards on record
Jeremy Hunt painted a gloomy picture of recession and falling living standards as he announced a £55 billion combination of tax rises and spending cuts to stabilise the public finances.
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Cost of living: schools struggle to keep children fed
A survey due out next week from a teaching union will reveal the impossible financial choices headteachers are facing.
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Liz Truss: How did the world react to the UK PM’s resignation?
First there was a mini-budget that caused a market crash, then all those U-turns and finally the prime minister resigned – making her tenure the shortest in modern British history.
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Liz Truss: Will the Prime Minister survive the week?
As one Tory MP wrote this afternoon in what seemed a very thinly veiled metaphor: putting a dumpster fire out may be messy, but it’s better to put it out quickly.
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FactCheck: Hunt claims corporation tax cut would raise money
Economics experts say otherwise.
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How did Liz Truss get here – and where does she go now?
If a week is a long time in politics, just look at what happened in the three months since Boris Johnson was forced out, triggering a fractious leadership contest in which Liz Truss staked her campaign on unfunded tax cuts. The then chancellor’s so-called mini budget, which included lower income tax for the highest earners…
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Government leaves ‘huge credibility gap’ over economic policy, says IFS director
We spoke to Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which researches tax and public policy.
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Liz Truss confirms tax U-turn and sacks chancellor
Denis Healey in 1976, Norman Lamont in 1992 and Kwasi Kwarteng today – chancellors all forced to reverse course by the markets.