Ministers will also consider local authority requests to raise council tax above threshold on case-by-case basisMinisters have said they will redirect cash from wealthy areas to England’s most deprived town and cities,...
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Read MoreRosie Duffield latest MP to voice concerns as she reveals letters from cancer patients worried about keeping warmLabour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cutThe Labour MP Rosie Duffield says scrapping the...
Read MoreFirst minister complains of ‘same Tory cuts agenda’ in effort to shift blame for his own government’s budget problemsJohn Swinney has accused Labour of “intensifying” austerity as his ministers...
Read MoreThurrock, which declared effective bankruptcy in 2022, claims Dubai-based Liam Kavanagh bought yacht and jetA debt-ridden English council has alleged in a high court lawsuit that a Dubai-based businessman misused £150m of...
Read MoreThe deputy PM is to announce new rules to boost affordable homes as a £20bn shortfall in UK public finances is revealed• Angela Rayner: Labour’s radical housing plan will be smart, tailored and strategicA...
Read MoreDavid Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemicThe impact of austerity and Brexit on the UK’s readiness for Covid will be spelt out at noon on Thursday when...
Read MoreIf the polls are correct, an era is about to come to an end. What have 14 years of Conservative government done to the country? Jonathan Freedland reportsWhen a fresh-faced David Cameron made his pitch to the country in 2010, he...
Read MoreInstitute for Government calls for ‘credible vision’ to tackle crisis engulfing NHS, prisons and local councils Political parties must be honest with Britain about the immediate crisis of collapsing public services...
Read MoreExclusive: After ruling out rises in VAT, income tax or NICs, shadow chancellor said to be weighing other options to raise cash in an autumn budgetStarmer says Sunak broke ministerial code with tax claimReality check: the truth...
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