Category: Benefits

Burnham denies preventing ministers from speaking about plans for closer relationship with EU – UK politics live

Prime minister wrote to ministers saying he did not want them to ‘advocate for specific options or opine on the likely outcome of the process’Selling nicotine-free vapes to children under the age of 18 has become illegal from...

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Healey accepts ‘hard decisions’ ahead as thinktank says 2020s set to be worst decade for living standards growth – UK politics live

Resolution Foundation says 2020s set to be the worst decade, by far, for more than half a century for rising living standardsSelling nicotine-free vapes to children under the age of 18 has become illegal from today, the...

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Healey vows to cut welfare bill before next election with ‘tough’ approach to young people

Chancellor’s comments come as fiscal watchdog says disability benefits will cost £100bn a year before end of decadeBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey had said there will be a reduction in the welfare bill before the next...

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No 10 plays down UK joining EU single market after Burnham suggests referendum would be needed – as it happened

The prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationshipSpeaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, Andy Burnham expanded on the claim he made on...

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No 10 plays down UK joining EU single market after Burnham suggests referendum would be needed – UK politics live

The prime minister previously said that he wanted a debate on how Britain can establish a closer relationshipSpeaking at his rough sleeping summit in Downing Street this morning, Andy Burnham expanded on the claim he made on...

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I would like to rejoin EU, says Burnham, but ‘British public are the bosses’ – UK politics live

PM says talking about changing the relationship with the bloc would not be divisive but ‘can start to bring people together’Good morning. Andy Burnham started budget week with an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain with...

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Covid revealed ‘underlying fragility of adult social care workforce’, inquiry finds – UK politics live

Heather Hallett, chair of the Covid inquiry, has just published the report from the inquiry’s module 6, looking at what happened in care homesBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who...

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Badenoch says Tories would prioritise cutting taxes for businesses over individuals – UK politics live

Conservative leader also called for benefit spending to be cut to fund rise in defence budgetBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage...

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Badenoch calls for benefit cuts to fund defence spending in pre-budget speech – UK politics live

Conservative leader gives speech as Treasury sources say Healey has ruled out a rise in capital gains taxBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to...

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Cut benefits to fund work support for young people, says Neet review author Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed ‘if we are going to end the Neet crisis’Ministers should cut welfare spending to fund more employment support if it wants to end the youth Neet...

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