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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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FactCheck: Rishi Sunak’s poverty claim explained
“There are 1.7 million fewer people in poverty than in 2010, including hundreds of thousands of children.” That was the claim from Rishi Sunak this week. FactCheck takes a look.
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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.
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Stalling economy and soaring pay poses problem for chancellor
Will soaring wages and a stalling economy pose a problem for the UK?
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FactCheck: how many UK doctors are going abroad and how does pay compare?
How many doctors are actually leaving the UK to work elsewhere – and how does the pay compare? FactCheck takes a look.
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Students face worry of graduating without degrees
Worrying about the grade you might be awarded in your degree is not unusual. But this year students across the country are facing the worry of not getting a grade at all.
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Windrush: Caribbean passengers celebrated after 75 years in UK
Three quarters of a century ago, after docking at Tilbury on the Empire Windrush, hundreds of the passengers on board who’d sailed from Caribbean countries were directed to this neighbourhood.
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Budget 2023: Will it change the UK economy?
A budget for jobs, for childcare, for pensions and growth – that was the Chancellor’s message at least, as he put forward plans which he said would help working families and households struggling with bills.
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Prime Minister’s pledges based on ‘people’s priorities’, says minister
We spoke to the Pensions Minister, Laura Trott.
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Government on NHS crisis: ‘we want to be in a better position than we are now’
We asked the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride about both strikes and the NHS crisis as part of a pooled interview for all broadcasters.
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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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Pensioners or young people – who should pay for rising inflation?
As inflation surges, do we all lose out equally? Or should some be more protected than others?
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How the cost of living crisis is affecting disabled people seeking work
We have been speaking to the Department for Work and Pensions Minister Chloe Smith about the mounting pressures on people’s finances – and the disproportionate impact of inflation on more vulnerable people.
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Queen’s Speech: Labour and Conservatives clash on how to tackle cost of living crisis
We spoke to the Work and Pensions Minister, Chloe Smith and Labour’s Thangam Debbonaire about how the parties plan to tackle the UK’s stuttering economy.
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‘Hard to see’ how government’s plan for social care cap will help the social care crisis, says Baroness Altmann
We spoke to Baroness Altmann, a Conservative peer and former pensions minister and began by asking her what she thought of the proposed changes.