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Government win vote to cut overseas aid budget as ‘furious’ senior Tories rebel
The government has defeated an attempt by MPs to reverse its cuts to international aid.
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MPs fail to force vote on overseas aid budget cuts
Backbench MPs have failed in their attempt to force a vote on the government’s plan to cut the international aid budget.
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Pre-pandemic levels of NHS funding an ‘improvement’ on government’s latest budget proposal, says shadow chancellor
We spoke to the Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds
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Budget 2021: Spend, spend, spend followed by aggressive tax hikes
The latest forecast from the government’s Budget watchdog, the OBR, points to a stronger recovery from the Covid crisis than previously predicted.
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Budget 2021: Sunak promises giveaway now and tax hikes later
There are giveaways and takeaways from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with an immediate plan to support both businesses and individuals followed by a move to claw the spending back.
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Will £400 million budget boost for arts in UK be enough?
The Chancellor is promising to use the “fiscal firepower” of the government in his Budget tomorrow to get Britain’s economy back on track.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak urged by senior Tories not to raise taxes in budget
Senior Conservatives urge Rishi Sunak not to put taxes in his Budget next week.
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‘Foreign aid budget protects developing countries… which in turn protects ourselves’ from future pandemics, says Shadow Business Minister
We’re joined by Treasury minister, John Glen, and the shadow business minister, Lucy Powell.
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‘It’s so important that… our prosperity’s defended by strong security’ – Tory MP on defence budget boost
We spoke to Labour MP Meg Hillier, who is chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Defence Committee.
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Sunak to announce replacement for furlough scheme as he cancels budget
There will be no budget this year. Instead, the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of jobs in the sectors worst hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions.
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Can the Chancellor’s ‘levelling up’ promises be fulfilled in next week’s budget?
Boris Johnson has promised that next week’s Budget will contain measures to support businesses hit by the coronavirus .
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A Chancellor is gone before he’s even delivered a Budget. That’s not meant to happen.
Dominic Cummings’ push to decide who works in the Special Adviser tier across government and his desire to lash the Treasury to No. 10 has led to one of the biggest reshuffle upsets in living memory.
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Boris Johnson’s budget: spending bonanza or yet more austerity?
Well regardless of the fears expressed by industry about the impact of a No Deal Brexit, there’s growing speculation that Boris Johnson will shift dramatically from years of austerity and go on a billion pound spending spree.
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Policing Minister Nick Hurd: ‘There are very good reasons why budgets had to be cut in 2010, but we’re in a different world now’
Policing Minister Nick Hurd is asked about cuts.
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English families face steep council tax hike – while budgets are slashed in some local authorities
Council tax in England is set to soar above inflation – as ministers gave local authorities the go ahead to raise tax in April by 3%. It means families facing a steep increase in bills – plus, in England and Wales – up to £24 a year per household to fund extra cash for police…
